2009-10 WVU Swimming & Diving Guide by Joe Swan

4 ncaa qualifiers in ‘08 4 ncaa qualifiers in ‘09 28 seperate school records 5 big east championships records broken 1 all-american 1 honorable mention all-american 1 third team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American 3 cscaa academic all-americans cscaa women’s academic all-american team 1 BIG EAST/Aéropostale Institutional Male ScholarAthlete award winner

TABLE OF CONTENTS/CREDITS 2.......Quick Facts/Schedule

3 WVU Swimming & Diving

65 Record Book 66.....Men’s All-Americans 68.....Men’s NCAA Qualifiers

4.......BIG EAST Conference

69.....Men’s Record Book

6.......Strength and Conditioning

70.....Men’s Year-By-Year Results

8.......Community Service

71.....Men’s All-Time Scores (1985-current)

10.....WVU Natatorium

74.....Women’s All-Americans

12.....Student-Athlete Services

75.....Women’s NCAA Qualifiers

17 Coaching Staff 18.....Coach Vic Riggs

76.....Women’s Record Book 77.....Women’s Year-By-Year Results 78.....Women’s All-Time Scores (1985-current)

20.....Assistant Coach Damion Dennis 21.....Assistant Coach Kyle Gallo

81 West Virginia University

22.....Diving Coach Liza Marianni

82.....West Virginia University

23.....Support Staff

86.....President James P. Clements

25 2009-10 Preview

87.....Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong 88 ....Mountaineer Excellence

26.....Men’s Outlook

90.....Athletics Year In Review

28.....Women’s Outlook

91.....Media Information

30.....Opponent Information 32.....Training Trip

34.....Men’s Roster 35.....Women’s Roster 36.....Tim Field 37.....Justin Galbreath 38.....Brandon Robinson 39-48 Underclassmen 49.....Kayla Andrews 50.....Morgan Callaway 51.....Ashley Malik 52.....Bethany Perna 53.....Shaunna Purtell 54.....Stephanie Shupe 55-60 Underclassmen

Managing Editor: Joe Swan Editor: Tim Goodenow Writer: Grant Dovey Page Layout: Grant Dovey Layout Design: Grant Dovey, Tim Goodenow Cover Design: Blaine Turner Advertising, Tim Goodenow Contributors: Lisa Ammons, Phil Caskey, Tiffany Doolittle, Ira Green, Michael Fragale, Cheryl Maust, Shannon McNamara, Bryan Messerly, Mike Montoro, Amy Prunty, Steve Stone, Kelly Tuckwiller. Photographers: All-Pro Photography by Dale Sparks, Bob Beverly, John Bright, Tad Davis, M.G. Ellis, Pete Emerson, Dan Friend, Jeff Geissler, David Green, Mike Hardy, Julia Lucas, Jim Montgomery, Dan Nagy, Brian Persinger, Chuck Scheer, Steve Smith, Martin Valent, WVU Athletic Archives, WVU Photographic Services, David Zicherman. Printer: Champion Industries/Chapman Printing

61 2008-09 Review 62.....Season Recap

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33 Mountaineer Profiles

Credits

© 2009 West Virginia Department of Intercollegiate Athletics The indicia depicted are registered trademarks of West Virginia University. West Virginia University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.

QUICK FACTS AND SCHEDULE

University Information Location: ............................................................ Morgantown, W.Va. Nickname: .................................................................. Mountaineers Founded: .................................................................................. 1867 Enrollment: ............................................................................ 28,839 Colors: ............................ Old Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Conference: ......................................................................BIG EAST President: .....................................................Dr. James P. Clements Director of Athletics: ..................................................... Ed Pastilong NCAA Faculty Representative:............................... John W. Fisher II

Swimming & Diving Information Natatorium/Capacity:....................................... WVU Natatorium/500 Head Coach:...................................................................... Vic Riggs Record at West Virginia.......................................19-29 (3rd season) Career Coaching Record:.........................................................Same Assistant Coaches:.............................. Damion Dennis (3rd season)

2009-10 Schedule

Kyle Gallo (3rd season)

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Diving Coach:.......................................... Liza Marianni (1st season) Swimming Phone Number:........................................(304) 293-2289

Date

Opponent

Swimming Fax Number:............................................(304) 293-2825

Oct. 3

Blue-Gold Meet

Oct. 17

Marshall (women only)

Team Information

Oct. 24

at Penn State

1:00 p.m.

vs. Colgate (women only)

1:00 p.m.

Nov. 6

Cincinnati

5:00 p.m.

Nov. 7

Louisville

Nov. 13

at Villanova

5:00 p.m.

Nov. 14

at Rutgers (women only)

1:00 p.m.

Nov. 19-21

at Maryland Diving Invitational

TBA

Dec. 3-6

at Ohio State Invitational

TBA

Dec. 30-Jan. 8

Winter Training Trip

(Cocoa Beach, Fla.)

Jan. 9

Pitt

Jan. 23

at Maryland

1:00 p.m.

Jan. 30

Virginia Tech

1:00 p.m.

Duquesne

1:00 p.m.

Feb. 12-14

BIG EAST Diving Championships

Swimming & Diving SID: .............................................. Grant Dovey

(Pittsburgh, Pa.)

Phone Number: ........................................................(304) 293-2821

Feb. 17-20

BIG EAST Swimming Championships

(Pittsburgh, Pa.)

TBA

NCAA Zone Diving Championships

TBA

March 17-20

Women’s NCAA Championships

TBA

(West Lafayette, Ind.)

March 24-27

Men’s NCAA Championships

(Columbus, Ohio)

2008-09 Men’s Record:.............................................................. 4-10 2008-09 Women’s Record:......................................................... 3-12 BIG EAST Championships:...................................... Men - 4th place

Women - 5th place

Sports Information Assistant Athletic Director/Communications:............Michael Fragale Director of New Media:..................................................John Antonik Sports Information Director: .................................... Bryan Messerly Sports Publications Director: ............................................ Joe Swan Associate Sports Information Director: .......................... Phil Caskey Assistant Sports Publications Director: .................... Tim Goodenow

Fax Number: . ...........................................................(304) 293-4105 Dovey’s Email Address: . ..................... Grant.Dovey@mail.wvu.edu Mailing Address: ...............................Sports Communications Office

West Virginia University

P.O. Box 0877

Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

Athletic Web site: . ............................................MSNsportsNET.com Conference Web site: ......................................... www.BIGEAST.org

All times Eastern and subject to change

Time 9:00 a.m. Noon

TBA

11:00 a.m.

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BIG EAST CONFERENCE

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the nation’s premier conference

BIG EAST CONFERENCE

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With 30 years under its belt, the BIG EAST Conference continues on a path of success in and out of the athletic arena. The goals have always been the same. The league wants and expects to compete at the highest level and does so with integrity and sportsmanship. The commendable performances of the studentathletes at BIG EAST schools are the indicators of the league’s proud tradition of success. The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth, but the 2009-10 academic year will mark the conference’s fifth straight with the same 16-member group, the nation’s largest Division I-A conference. In 2008-09, BIG EAST student-athletes again succeeded on the national stage. The Connecticut women’s basketball team won its sixth national championship by defeating conference foe Louisville in an all-BIG EAST NCAA title game. The Notre Dame women’s soccer team reached the NCAA championship game and the Syracuse field hockey squad advanced to the NCAA Final Four. Three BIG EAST women’s cross country teams finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. West Virginia was fourth, Villanova sixth and Georgetown finished in ninth.

Individually in women’s sports, Providence’s Dannette Doetzel won the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Connecticut’s Maya Moore was the conference’s sixth winner of the Wade Trophy as the top player in women’s basketball. Notre Dame’s Kerri Hanks won the Hermann Trophy, the top award in women’s soccer. On the men’s side, Connecticut and Villanova advanced to the Final Four in basketball. The 2008-09 campaign was arguably the best men’s basketball season in the history of the BIG EAST with the league setting NCAA standards with three No. 1 tournament seeds, four teams in the round of the Elite Eight and five in the Sweet 16. The St. John’s men’s soccer team reached the NCAA College Cup before losing in the national semifinals. BIG EAST football has maintained its high profile and its reputation as a balanced group. Seven of the league’s eight squads were nationally ranked or received votes in the national polls in 2008. Cincinnati was the league champion. The BIG EAST, a charter member of the Bowl Championship Series, has won three of its last four BCS bowl games. West Virginia, Louisville and Connecticut also have won or shared league crowns over the past four seasons. The BIG EAST has continued to produce student-athletes who were at the forefront of athletic and academic achievement. In 2008-09, 19 BIG EAST players were chosen to their respective ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Teams, including eight first-team selections. Nearly 400 student-athletes have earned academic allAmerica honors. The BIG EAST became the nation’s largest Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing. The new schools were: University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida. Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 26 national championships in six different sports and 126 student-athletes have won individual national titles. Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns challenges into opportunities to become stronger. In 2009-10, the BIG EAST will add men’s lacrosse to its growing list of sports, which will increase its total to 24 sport championships. The first women’s golf championship was held in the spring of 2003. Women’s lacrosse and rowing were added in 2001. The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic directors from Providence College, St. John’s, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the original seven school alliance. While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics. Any successful organization has been fortunate to have outstanding leadership. Michael Tranghese, the league’s first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Dave Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the formation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. For 2009-10, the BIG EAST will undergo one significant change. Tranghese stepped down from his position on June 30, 2009. John Marinatto, who has served as senior associate commissioner, has moved into the Commissioner’s chair. The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and publicity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed longstanding relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. BIG EAST men’s basketball games are regular sellouts at campus and major public arenas, including the annual men’s BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The women’s basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past six years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball. More than 550 BIG EAST student-athletes have earned all America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA national championships. The BIG EAST has been well represented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Several athletes earned gold medals in each of the last six summer Olympiads. The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 athletes.

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

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Physically and Mentally Tough

Strength And Conditioning Mission Statement

To provide athletes with the knowledge, character, extrinsic

motivation, discipline and training to reach their potential both personally and athletically.

Student-athletes are offered the opportunity to train in some of the

nation’s best facilities and with one of the nation’s best staffs.

Physical development and dominance have been and continue to be

traits that are equated with WVU.

The athlete’s self confidence and unwavering dedication have driv-

en him/her into the nation’s spotlight. This is made possible through the give-and-take relationships between the athletes and staff.

The WVU strength and conditioning staff is committed to enabling

athletes to achieve their dreams.

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Athletic excellence and strength and conditioning go hand-in-hand at West Virginia University. The primary goal of the WVU strength and conditioning program is to provide each student-athlete with the best â&#x20AC;&#x153;hands-onâ&#x20AC;? strength and conditioning program in the country. In doing so, we strive to facilitate a training environment that enables each student-athlete to reach their full athletic potential, as a result, our training philosophy is founded on injury prevention and sports specific training methods. Mountaineer training programs are designed to prepare each swimmer and diver for optimum performance in competition and to withstand the rigorous training demands throughout the season. The WVU strength and conditioning staff implements an injury prevention program specific to the shoulder and the rotator cuff. The goal is to keep all student-athletes injury free in the pool so they can practice and improve their technique, work capacity and race strategy everyday. Swimmers are trained in areas of strength, speed, explosive power, muscular endurance, flexibility, core strength and overall physical work capacity. There are specific lifting programs tailored to sprinters, mid-distance, distance swimmers and divers in order to meet the specific demands of their events in competition. The training program for the sprint group focuses more on explosive power and strength, while the distance groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program stresses more of the endurance work capacity. The divers also train with a greater emphasis on core strength and stability, flexibility, power and kinesthetic awareness. We develop these areas in our daily training program utilizing circuit training, variations of Olympic lifts, free weights, medicine ball work, plyometrics, band training, injury prevention exercises and various other training modes. The work accomplished in the weight room closely parallels the work done in the pool, as the volume and intensity of training varies throughout the year in order to prepare each athlete for optimal performance during competition and peaking at championships or other important invitational meets. All student-athletes are educated in suitable recovery strategies including proper nutrition, hydration, rest and regeneration methods. We also have a registered dietician on staff to provide nutritional guidance. As a result of our disciplined physical training program, character development occurs through increased self confidence, work ethic, mental toughness, accountability and team camaraderie.

community service

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Active in the community

“WVU Swimming & Diving is a very proud member of the Morgantown community. We are honored and blessed to be a part of such a great University and through our work with the community, we hope to show that anything is possible. I look forward to helping these young men and women grow into strong, well rounded individuals. The men’s team is involved with the Boys & Girls Club of Morgantown by mentoring to the youth. I believe this is valuable experience for both the team and for the children. The women’s team is involved with the American Cancer Society, with an emphasis on children. The WVU women interact with the kids through craft days at the local hospital and pool parties at the WVU Natatorium for the children. This is a very small way we can have an impact on the youth of today and hope that it enriches their lives.” - Head Coach Vic Riggs

community service Winning and working hard are important to the West Virginia University swimming and diving teams. But becoming successful and positive role models in and out of the pool is just as significant to the squads. Each year, the Mountaineers work to give back to Morgantown and to the surrounding communities. The WVU men’s team has been partnering with the Boys & Girls Club of Morgantown and meeting once a week to provide mentoring to the children in the club. Each male athlete serves as a big brother figure to one of the children. The club also came to one of the team’s home meets last season and help time the races. The women’s team is also heavily active in the community with the American Cancer Society (ACS). Last season the team hosted a pool party at the WVU Natatorium for juvenile cancer patients. The event turned out to be a huge success and was enjoyed by all. Once a month, the team also goes to area hospitals to visit and do arts and crafts for children who are permanently bedridden. The team also regularly donates its time and knowledge by hosting and teaching local youth swim clubs, including West Virginia Aquatics, to learn the fundamentals of the sport. Along with strengthening the youngsters’ skills, they also teach the participants the importance of good sportsmanship, courage, determination and hard work. Mountaineer coaches and players also take part in Relay for Life of Monongalia County, the ACS’ signature activity. It offers everyone in a community an opportunity to participate in the fight against cancer. Teams of people camp out at WVU’s outdoor track and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Relays are an overnight event, up to 24 hours in length.

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WVU NATATORIUM

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TOP-NOTCH FACILITIES

â&#x20AC;&#x153;With a storied program comes the historic WVU Natatorium, which has many of the support training equipment that larger and newer facilities have. With the addition of our power circuit training equipment such as power towers and racks, underwater filming and review, Tevo Taping for our diving program and in-water strength and stroke building tools, WVU can provide the training required to compete at the top. Water is water and training is training; the Natatorium provides the program with a great sense of history and pride that we take with us everywhere.â&#x20AC;? - Head Coach Vic Riggs

WVU NATATORIUM

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The WVU Natatorium is one of the premier facilities in the BIG EAST. The building has been the home to both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams since 1975. It was built to provide the Mountaineer swimmers and divers with the perfect place to practice and condition. The WVU Natatorium has hosted numerous meets, including dual meets against nationally ranked opponents. The facility has also been home to 16 AllAmericans and the home of the 2006-07 BIG EAST Championship team. In addition to being the home of Mountaineer swimming and diving, the building also serves as the home of West Virginia Aquatics. It is also the yearly host of the West Virginia high school state championships and hosts the West Virginia Short Course Championships every other year. This 119,000-square-foot facility has been one of the key components in the expansion of the Evansdale Campus. The pool area itself has 12,730 square feet of space to host championship events. The pool is eight lanes and features a complete Colorado Timing System along with a large pool deck. The divers use a 13-1/2 foot diving well equipped with two 3-meter and two 1-meter boards, as well as a trampoline. The center is equipped with seating for approximately 500 spectators and also houses its own weight room and cardio facility. The bottom floor has two men’s and two women’s locker rooms. One locker room of each gender is used for recreational use, while the other belongs to the Mountaineer swimmers and divers. The top floor also is the home to the WVU swimming and diving coaches offices. Recently, there have been a number of renovations to the pool itself, including underwater filming and review, and Tevo Taping for the diving program. Renovations to the team locker rooms are also expected to be done by the start of this season, along with a remake of the lighting and trophy case in the upstairs foyer. A common area between the head coach and asisstant coaches offices will also likely be renovated into a team lounge featuring chairs, ottomans and a flatscreen television.

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committed TO ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

“The Athletic Academic Performance Center is a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as West Virginia to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom.” - Garrett Ford, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES

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The WVU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to the promotion of the academic achievement of student-athletes as well as their athletic accomplishment and their personal and career development. In support of this position, West Virginia University offers a variety of services and programs to help student-athletes maximize their academic potential. Department staff members work with coaches, on campus student service providers and faculty to help student-athletes meet the unique demands of the classroom, the sporting arena and the personal-social challenges they face as developing adults. While many of the headlines center on the Mountaineers’ accomplishments on the playing field, West Virginia athletes have also made some noteworthy strides in the classroom. One person who is quick to point that out is Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong, who, along with coach Vic Riggs, has made academics a priority. Opened in 2008 was the brand new $1.3 million Athletic Academic Performance Center in the WVU Coliseum. The leadership gift for the facility was provided by former Mountaineer great Jerry West and his wife Karen. The West’s gift to the Athletic Academic Performance Center is in memory of Jerry’s brother, David, who was killed during the Korean Conflict, and in honor of his long-time friend and WVU teammate Willie Akers and wife, Linda. The 8,000-square-foot academic center is six-times larger than existing space. It provides individual and group study areas as well as a state-of-the art computer lab and is utilized by more than 500 male and female student-athletes. “The Athletic Academic Performance Center is a significant development for an academically oriented institution such as West Virginia to recognize the special needs required for a modern student-athlete’s success both as an athletic competitor on the field of play and in the classroom,” said Garrett Ford, Associate Athletic Director for Student Services. The study center provides a quiet atmosphere and will be open seven days a week and all student-athletes are encouraged to use it. Athletes can use the center between classes or after practice in the evenings, with flexible hours tailored to make the most of a student-athlete’s limited time. Athletes may come and go as they please, but make no mistake, they must make the grade. To help them do that, the WVU student services staff, headed by Ford and his assistants Sandy Cole-DeMent, Erica Wycherley, Paul Downey and Ehren Green, makes sure that every student-athlete has the best possible opportunity to obtain a college degree. This process begins as soon as a recruit signs a letter-of-intent to play for the Mountaineers. “We know everything about incoming freshmen academically before they arrive in the fall,” said Ford. “We know which students are ahead of others and which will require more assistance.” Besides keeping in touch with freshmen, incoming student-athletes are encouraged to attend freshman orientation sessions offered for all West Virginia University students during the summer prior to their arrival on campus. This is where new students can learn more about the Morgantown campus and, most important, register for classes. During pre-registration, all student-athletes, from incoming freshmen to graduating seniors, get advice in scheduling the courses to keep them on track in their degree programs. During the second week of classes, freshmen are enrolled in mandatory study halls, monitored by Ford and his staff. Those who do well during the first semester are given the option of attending study hall, but if their GPA drops below a certain mark, they must return to the mandatory sessions. During the semester, department officials keep a careful record of each athlete’s academic progress. Class and study hall attendance are checked regularly, periodic grade reports are obtained from instructors, and parents, coaches and players are kept up-to-date on their academic progress. These measures are succeeding in a noticeable way. Last semester, 445 student-athletes earned a place on the Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll with at least a 3.0 grade-point average. In another program, former Mountaineer athletes are returning to school to complete work on their degrees, some after as many as 10 years away from Morgantown.

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“At West Virginia University, we do everything in our power to assist our student-athletes as they work toward graduation,” said Pastilong. “We only have one rule -- they must do the best they can possibly do. We can assure every student-athlete that the University and the athletic department will do our best. We expect our students to do their best for us. “Together, we cannot help but succeed. Our success is measured by how much personal growth we see in our young people, and I am proud of every one of our student-athletes in this regard.”

At West Virginia University “Once a student, always a student” When a member of the Mountaineer coaching staff preaches the virtues of receiving a good education, they’re not just blowing smoke. WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong has made student academic achievement his primary focus since his appointment as athletic director in 1989. Under Pastilong’s direction, West Virginia has made it a prerogative to graduate its student-athletes. And it’s happening. But for those who don’t graduate with their class, there’s still hope. A post-eligibility program was created at the beginning of Pastilong’s administration to give those student-athletes who are close to graduating an opportunity to come back to school to complete their degrees. Since its creation, dozens of students have participated, with a success rate of better than 80 percent. More than 25 student-athletes from all sports participated in the post-eligibility program last year. In 1992, under the direction of associate athletic director Garrett Ford, WVU joined the growing list of schools that are a part of an NCAA-sponsored consortium. Similar to the post-eligibility program in providing former student-athletes a chance to continue work toward their degrees, the closely screened consortium requires participants to be more involved in community-related activities. The consortium students are often much older athletes, who left the University to pursue professional sports or business careers, but now wish to return to complete their degrees.

NCAA Certification West Virginia was among the first schools in the nation to undergo the NCAA recertification process, working with those committees throughout the spring and summer of 2000 to gain full NCAA certification in 2001. West Virginia was compliant in all five areas: governance and commitment to compliance; academic integrity; fiscal integrity; gender equity; and sportsmanship. WVU was one of the first schools nationally to volunteer for the NCAA’s pilot certification program in 1991, and was one of five schools originally certified at that time. The program was re-certified by the NCAA in 1996, and this latest notification marks the third consecutive certification for WVU. WVU initiated the process by conducting a self-study that included members of the University faculty, staff and student-athletes, as well as athletic department personnel. Following that self-study, conducted during 1994, a group of administrators from other NCAA Division I institutions visited the Morgantown campus to examine the results of the self-study’s findings. That visiting group then reported back to the NCAA Committee on Athletics Certification, which issued the official certification. Graduation Rates West Virginia University’s graduation rate for student-athletes has been impressive, to say the least, over the past seven years. The ratio of student-athletes graduating to the general student body has increased almost every year. “I’m quite pleased to see that our graduation rates are maintaining a more than respectable level,” said WVU Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong. “I want to compliment our student-athletes for their attention to academics, I want to compliment assistant athletic director Garrett Ford and his excellent staff in student services for their efforts in assisting our students, and I want to compliment our coaches for being so conscientious toward our students’ needs.” The graduation rate for student-athletes is based upon the number of students who entered the University receiving athletic scholarship aid in a given academic year, and their progress over six years. The most recent figures are based upon the progress of student-athletes who entered WVU during 1993-94.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES CHAMPS Life Skills The numerous challenges that today’s college student-athletes face, both on and off the playing field, are unparalleled in the history of higher education. Unfortunately, many students are not well prepared to face these challenges. To prepare student-athletes for the demands of college life and beyond, the NCAA has developed the CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills program. In the spring of 1995, West Virginia University initiated its own CHAMPS/Life Skills program. WVU was one of 170 schools selected by the NCAA to participate in their national pilot program. Five programming “commitment” areas viewed as critical to personal growth are part of WVU’s model. They are: 1) academic excellence, 2) personal development, 3) career development, 4) athletic excellence, and 5) community service. Commitment to Academic Excellence The purpose of this area is to support the academic progress of the student-athlete toward intellectual development and graduation. Services provided within this component include tutoring, academic counseling and advising, orientation classes (sport studies 170), and structured study sessions.

Commitment to Career Development The purpose of this component is to encourage the student-athlete to develop and pursue career and life goals in a timely manner. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program fulfills this purpose by offering career development presentations, sport career retirement programs, and by working in conjunction with the WVU Counseling Service and the Career Services Center on identifying and individual’s interests, career goals, resumes, and job search process. For more infomration, contact Dr. Ed Etzel at (304) 293-7062.

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Commitment to Athletic Excellence The purpose of this area is to offer athletic programs that are broad-based, equitable, and dedicated to the well-being of the studentathlete. The WVU CHAMPS/Life Skills program supports and encourages a broad program of sports on the collegiate level, as well as acts a resource for the coaching and support staff of the athletic programs. Commitment to Personal Development The purpose of this area is to support the development of a wellbalanced lifestyle for student-athletes, encouraging emotional well-being, personal growth and decision making skills. CHAMPS/Life Skills services provided within this component include personal counseling, health presentations, improving communication skills, and presentations on social development and fiscal responsibility.

Commitment to Service The purpose of this component is to engage interested studentathletes in service to his or her campus and surrounding communities. Activities for student-athletes within this component include peer education, guest speaking at campus and community events, and mentoring local children.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SERVICES

“The Athletic Academic Performance Center, along with Coach Ford and his staff, is a great resource center for the program. Our student-athletes are expected and encouraged to compete in the classroom as well as in the pool. The center offers our team the space and technology needed for our study halls, tutoring and mentoring programs, as well as individual counseling to guide our swimmers and divers through their collegiate careers. As a team we have seen great improvements by having these resources available to us.” - Vic Riggs

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Swimming and Diving Coach

“The academic support staff within the athletic department strives to provide comprehensive services that will not only help student-athletes navigate their way through WVU, but toward graduation and meaningful life pursuits.” - Paul Downey Educational Counselor for Swimming and Diving

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HEAD COACH VIC RIGGS

VIC RIGGS

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HEAD COACH · 3RD SEASON

Entering his third season, Vic Riggs has help the WVU swimming and diving teams to the top among the premier programs in the BIG EAST. Riggs is coming off a season in which Riggs At A Glance there were an astonishing 11 school records broken for the women’s team and five for the COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE men. The women also sent three athletes to the NCAA Championships and Michael Walker WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2007-PRESENT represented the men, finishing the 400 IM with honorable mention All-America honors. Kayla • Head Coach Andrews, Morgan Callaway, Lindsey Largo and Walker were all BIG EAST Champions, with • No. 17 ranked men’s recruiting class, 2009 • No. 24 ranked women’s recruiting class, 2009 Callaway being named women’s BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer at the meet. • Helped develop Kevin Donohue into WVU’s first ever The 2008-09 recruiting class has also been a best for Riggs and his staff, as the men’s individual All-American class was ranked 17th nationally and the women 24th. Not only is his team strong in the • Led Michael Walker to honorable mention All-America pool, but also in the classroom, where the women’s team finished as CSCAA Academic All- status Americans. Andrews, Callaway and Largo were all named CSCAA Scholar All-Americans and • Numerous BIG EAST, WVU and pool records have been shattered under Riggs Pablo Marmolejo was an honorable mention CSCAA Scholar All-American. With an academic support system designed around the swimming and diving program, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, 2006-2007 Riggs is looking to build a team that is recognized nationally for academics and athletics. • Assistant Coach In Riggs’ first season, 2007-08, the West Virginia women’s team broke three pool, 12 • Seventh-place finish for women at NCAAs, 2006-07 team and one BIG EAST records. They also had three individual qualifiers for the NCAA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, 2003-2006 Championships. On the men’s side, the squad broke four pool, three team and three BIG EAST • Head Assistant Coach records, while Kevin Donohue became West Virginia’s first men’s All-American. Donohue • Recruiting coordinator placed fifth in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships and helped the Mountaineers to a • Guided numerous sprinters and breaststrokers to All- 33rd place overall finish. America recognition Riggs guided the team to third- and fourth-place finishes at the BIG EAST Championships • Helped four athletes represent their respective as well. The Mountaineers had nine individual champions and two relay champions. Throughout countries in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens his coaching career, Riggs has coached numerous U.S. National and NCAA Qualifiers, along EDUCATION with 12 Olympic medalists. CALIFORNIA-BERKLEY Riggs came to West Virginia from Georgia, where he served as an assistant coach • 1986 All-American for the Bulldogs in 2006-07. There, Riggs assisted the head coach in daily workouts and • Member of Cal’s second place NCAA team • Ranked seventh in the world in the 1500m free, 1985 designed and implemented the sprint program, while also assisting with the meet line-ups. • Ranked ninth in the world in the 400m free, 1985 Prior to his stint at Georgia, Riggs coached at USC under Mark Schubert, guiding numerous Trojan sprinters and breaststrokers to All-American recognition. In his first year at USC he worked closely with the distance and mid-distance freestyle and 400 IM athletes. Riggs helped guide Erik Vendt, Kaitlin Sandeno, Lindsay Benko and Kalyn Keller to Olympic berths for their respective 2004 Olympic teams. He also was the recruiting coordinator at USC. Riggs previously served two years as head coach and owner of the Gator Swim Club in Gainesville, Fla. Also, he served as head coach for the U.S. National Distance Camp in 2000 and 2002. From 1995-2001, Riggs and his wife, Renee, directed the Nellie Gail Saddleback Valley Gators, coaching novice to Olympic level swimmers. Among the athletes Riggs coached during that time was the USC All-American Sandeno, who was a part of the 800m free relay that won a gold medal and broke a world record at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Riggs also served as the age group head coach at Saddleback Valley Aquatics in Lake Forest, Calif., from 1991-95. He was an assistant coach at Cal State San Bernardino from 1990-91 and also served as head age group coach for Riverside Aquatics in that time. He began his coaching career as the senior assistant at Fullerton Area Sports Team (FAST) in 1989. Riggs competed at California-Berkley, earning All-America honors in 1986 and swam on Cal’s second-place NCAA team. He was ranked seventh in the world in the 1500m free and ninth in the 400m free in 1985 and was in the Top 25 in the world in both events in 1984. A 1985 World University Games participant for the U.S., he was an Olympic Trials qualifier in 1984 and 1988. He was a 28-time qualifier for the U.S. Senior Nationals from 1983-89 and won a junior national title in 1982. Riggs and Renee have four daughters: Abigail, Kathryn and twins Caroline and Irene.

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A closer look at the 2009-10 season with Vic Riggs.... Thoughts on this season’s schedule: “I look forward to the challenges and success this dual and championship meet schedule presents for our teams this season. We have renewed some rivalries and added some new BIG EAST teams to our schedule.” On talented men’s and women’s recruiting classes: “This incoming class of men not only has the talent to compete at the top level, but as a group addresses our biggest weakness - our relays. Each of them brings to WVU the talent and desire to contribute at all levels. I am excited about what they bring as a group and as individuals. I look for many great swims from these future Mountaineers. As we are reaching our goal of building a men’s program that can compete at all levels, the addition of these young men have brought us closer to obtaining that reality.” “I feel that we have added a great group of student-athletes. This incoming class is the strongest and deepest class in years. We have added depth in every event. Certainly, I feel that they are all athletes that can have an immediate impact for this season and for future seasons to come. With the addition of these women, they bring a level of talent that will help make our program competitive. They will also help us reach our goals of competing successfully at the BIG EAST and NCAA Championships.”

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Riggs Year-by-Year at WVU OVERALL MEN WOMEN BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Year Overall Rec. (Pct) Men’s Rec. (Pct) Women’s Rec. (Pct) Championships Finish 2007-08 ................... 12-7 (.632) .....................................5-4 (.555) . ................................... 7-3 (.700) .............. Men - 4th, Women - 3rd 2008-09.................... 7-22 (.241) ...................................4-10 (.286) . ................................. 3-12 (.200) .............. Men - 4th, Women - 5th Career ................... 19-29 (.396) ...................................9-14 (.391) . ............................... 10-15 (.400) ....................................................

ASSISTANT COACH DAMION DENNIS

DAMION DENNIS

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ASSISTANT COACH · 3RD SEASON WESTERN ILLINOIS (2000)

Damion Dennis is in his third season as an assistant coach with the Mountaineer swimming and diving teams. Dennis brings a wealth of knowledge from his experience working with top-10 Division I and Division II teams, Olympic Trials qualifiers, Senior/Junior National qualifiers and NCAA and high school state champions. At West Virginia he has brought energy and charisma while working closely with the swimmers. He is also the recruiting coordinator and is responsible for this season’s men’s and women’s classes, which were ranked nationally at 17th and 24th, respectively. As a coach at the collegiate level, Dennis has developed more than 90 percent of lifetime swims for the teams themselves and has devised seasonal plans that have developed more than 200 personal records, 53 team records and 31 All-Americans. Before coming to West Virginia, Dennis had a two-year stint at California-San Diego, where he served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to his stay at UC-San Diego, Dennis spent three years at Princeton, where he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. It was there that Dennis revitalized the Princeton strength and conditioning program while maintaining undefeated seasons from 2002-04 and increasing the recruiting class size. From 2000-02, Dennis worked as a graduate assistant at Michigan while working towards his Master’s. He worked under world-renowned collegiate and national level coaches Jim Richardson and Jon Urbancheck. Dennis put together a stellar career at Western Illinois where he was part of a sixtime conference champion program. He swam the 100 back, 200 back, 100 fly, 1000 free, 400 IM and also dove two seasons. A native of Peoria, Ill., Dennis has stayed in touch with his roots as he runs the Peoria Swim Lab each summer. The week long camp is aimed at helping middle school to high school athletes who are looking to further their swimming abilities. Dennis graduated from Western Illinois in 2000 with a degree in exercise science and kinesiology. He later went on to receive his Master’s in 2002 from Michigan in exercise science and kinesiology. Dennis earned his Level 4 coaching certificate from the American Swimming Coaches Association in 2005. Dennis currently resides in Morgantown.

Dennis At A Glance COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2007-PRESENT • Assistant Coach • No. 17 ranked men’s recruiting class, 2009 • No. 24 ranked women’s recruiting class, 2009 • Helped develop Kevin Donohue into WVU’s first ever individual All-American • Led Michael Walker to honorable mention All-America status UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO, 2004-2007 • Assistant Coach • Recruiting coordinator PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 2002-2004 • Assistant Coach • Recruiting coordinator • Revitalized Princeton strength program • Increased recruiting class sizes EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 2002 • Master’s degree (exercise science and kinesiology) WESTERN ILLINOIS, 2000 • Bachelor’s degree (exercise science and kinesiology) • Four-year swimmer • Swam multiple events and also dove for two seasons

KYLE GALLO

ASSISTANT COACH KYLE GALLO

ASSISTANT COACH · 3RD SEASON WEST VIRGINIA (2006) Gallo At A Glance COLLEGIATE COACHING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2007-PRESENT • Assistant Coach • No. 17 ranked men’s recruiting class, 2009 • No. 24 ranked women’s recruiting class, 2009 • Helped develop WVU’s first ever individual All-American • Led Michael Walker to honorable mention All-America status EDUCATION WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2009 • Master’s degree (physcial education) WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2006 • Bachelor’s degree (physical education and health education teaching) • Swam sprint freestyle for West Virginia • Multiple BIG EAST qualifier

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Kyle Gallo is in his third season with the Mountaineers, and second as assistant coach. Prior to coaching the Mountaineers, Gallo was a four-year swimmer and 2005 captain of the WVU swim team, where he competed in the sprint free events. He is also a multiple BIG EAST Championships qualifier. Gallo is responsible for the highest ranked recruiting class WVU has ever put together. He has continuously set-up resources around the world and has helped to bring in top recruits from Australia, England and Scotland. During the 2008-09 season, Gallo saw multiple improvements, improving Morgan Callaway and helping her win the BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer award at the conference championships. In 2007-08 he helped coach four NCAA participants and also helped coach five individual and two relay BIG EAST Champions. Under Gallo’s watch, nine pool records, 25 WVU records and five BIG EAST Championships records have been broken. The Sterling, Va., native has been coaching all ability levels and age groups for 11 years. He is a former coach for Mountaineer Aquatic Club and is now currently the co-head coach for West Virginia Aquatics. Gallo graduated from WVU with a degree in physical education and health education teaching with a minor in athletic coaching. In the summer of 2009, Gallo received his Master’s in physical education. He currently resides in Morgantown.

DIVING COACH LIZA MARIANNI

LIZA MARIANNI DIVING COACH · 1ST SEASON CONNECTICUT (2009)

Liza Marianni begins her first season as the diving coach for the Mountaineers after completing a successful four-year career as a diver for conference foe Connecticut. While competing at UConn, Marianni was named the Huskies’ Outstanding Diver in 2008 and 2009 and won the Outstanding Senior Athlete award in 2009. She also holds the pool and school records on the 3-meter board. Marianni placed second at the 2007 and 2009 BIG EAST Championships on the 3meter board and was a four year BIG EAST Championships qualifier. Prior to a successful career at UConn, Marianni was a member of the U.S. Junior National Diving team, Spinner Diving, for 11 years under the direction of Larry May. Marianni graduated from Connecticut in May 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in allied health along with a minor in psychology. At WVU, she will be pursuing a master’s degree in public health. The Cherry Hill, N.J., native currently resides in Morgantown.

Marianni At A Glance COACHING EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, 2009-PRESENT • Diving Coach • Has been developing three men and two women under

her watch.

EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, 2009 • Bachelor’s degree (allied health) • UConn’s Most Outstanding Diver (2008, 2009) • Holds school and pool records on 3-meter board • Four-year BIG EAST Championships qualifier • Placed second on 3-meter board in 2007 and 2009 BIG

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Kevin Kotsko

Beth Byron

Athletic Training

Strength & Conditioning

Kevin Kotsko is in his ninth season as an athletic trainer at West Virginia. He is in charge of the Shell Building athletic training room and oversees three sports, as well as teaching several classes in West Virginia’s undergraduate athletic training program. His primary sports are men’s soccer, wrestling and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Prior to his tenure at WVU, Kotsko spent one season as the head athletic trainer at Pitt-Bradford and three years as the head athletic trainer at Seton LaSalle High in Pittsburgh. A 1995 graduate of Slippery Rock, Kotsko received his master’s degree in 1996 from Virginia. He resides in Morgantown.

Bubba Schmidt

Tricia Lanum

Athletic Equipment

Veteran staff member Robert “Bubba” Schmidt is in his 28th season as equipment manager at West Virginia. He is responsible for all the athletic garb and gear worn by each of WVU’s varsity athletic teams, with the exception of football. He is responsible for the ordering of new equipment for 16 sports. One of his primary duties includes keeping an up-to-date inventory of all equipment items and storage, a task he handles efficiently for hundreds of Mountaineer athletes practicing out of the Coliseum and Shell Building. The 1976 graduate of WVU has a bachelor’s degree in physical education. He has worked in the equipment room since 1978 and was elevated to equipment manager at the start of the 1980 season. The Wheeling native is married to the former Betsey Pedone. They have three daughters, Kay-lee, Iliana and Anne Peyton.

Tricia Lanum is in her fifth year working in the athletic equipment room at West Virginia University. Lanum works with all women’s sports teams with her primary sports of women’s soccer, women’s basketball and gymnastics. Lanum’s responsibilities include purchasing, distributing, inventory and storage of all apparel and equipment for all women’s varsity sports teams under head equipment manager Bubba Schmidt. She helps supervise student assistants and assists with gameday set-up. A Papillion, Neb., native, Lanum graduated from West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training in 2005. She received her master’s degree in special education three years later in 2008. Lanum is single and resides in Morgantown.

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Beth Byron begins her second season as the assistant director of the WVU strength and conditioning program. Byron works directly with the Mountaineer gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming and diving and women’s tennis teams. Byron arrives in Morgantown from Tampa, where she spent two years as the assistant strength and conditioning coach at USF and wrote and implemented training programs for seven sports. Prior to her time with the Bulls, Byron worked as a graduate assistant in the Wisconsin-La Crosse strength and conditioning program from 2004-05. There, she designed and implemented programs, administered testing and oversaw all aspects of program for women’s basketball, volleyball, gymnastics and men’s and women’s swimming and diving. Byron graduated from Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., with a bachelor’s degree in applied exercise science. She completed her master’s degree in exercise and sports science – human performance with a concentration in strength and conditioning from Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2006. Byron resides in Morgantown.

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Paul Downey

Grant Dovey

Academic Services

Sports Communications

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Paul Downey joined the Mountaineer staff in 2005 as an academic advisor. In 2008 he became the Director of the Coliseum Academic Performance Center and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the center including the tutoring and mentoring programs. His duties also include communicating with the Office of Admissions and Records and compliance regarding the ongoing APR (Academic Progress Rate) efforts of the athletic department. He is also responsible for providing guidance to the baseball, cross country, gymnastics, rowing, men’s and women’s swimming, track, volleyball and wrestling teams. A native of Altoona, Pa., Downey received his bachelor’s degree from Clarion University in psychology in 1997. He then went on to receive a master’s degree in kinesiology at Maryland in 2001 and got a second master’s in community counseling from WVU in 2004. Most recently Downey received his doctorate in sport and exercise psychology in 2005 from WVU. Downey resides in Morgantown with his wife Carrie and their daughter Jillian.

Kevin Donohue Graduate Assistant

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Grant Dovey is in his second year as a student assistant in the WVU sports communications office. His duties include being the primary contact for swimming and diving and assisting in operations during WVU football and basketball games. Prior to joining the WVU staff, Dovey worked for the WVU school radio station, U92 FM. At U92 he broadcast ice hockey and women’s basketball games along with daily sports updates, and ran the board during those events. He also wrote for the school newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum, where he was a beat writer for women’s soccer and women’s basketball. Dovey is in his junior year in WVU’s Perley Issac Reed Journalism school pursuing a bachelor of science in journalism with an emphasis in public relations and a minor in business administration.

Pablo Marmolejo Graduate Assistant

Jimmy Dorneman Athletic Training Graduate Assistant

Sue Davis Administrative Assistant

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2009-10 MEN’S SEASON PREVIEW

2009-10 men’s outlook CollegeSwimming.com Top 25 Classes

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1. Stanford 2. Texas 3. USC 4. Michigan 5. Virginia 6. Tennessee 7. California 8. Auburn 9. Florida 10. Minnesota 11. Georgia 12. Northwestern 13. LSU

14. Notre Dame 15. Penn State 16. Missouri 17. WEST VIRGINIA 18. Arizona 19. CSU-Bakersfield 20. Virginia Tech 21. South Carolina 22. Arizona State 23. Alabama 24. UC-Santa Barbara 25. Louisville

The West Virginia men’s swimming and diving team will enter the 2009-10 season with one of the top squads since coach Vic Riggs has taken over. After finishing fourth at the BIG EAST Championships in 2009, the Mountaineers lose their top two swimmers in Pablo Marmolejo and Michael Walker, but return the majority of last season’s team. Combined with the top recruiting class in school history, WVU will look to not only challenge for the BIG EAST crown, but also make a mark on the national stage at the NCAA Championships.

SPRINT FREESTYLE The Mountaineers will be counting on young talent for success in the 50 and 100 free swims. Sophomore Brad Eichenseer and freshman Graham Kauffman are both expected to lead the team in dual and championship meets. Last season, Eichenseer finished 10th in the 100 free and 12th in the 50 free at the BIG EAST Championships. West Virginia could also challenge school records in the 400 free relay. The relay team members will be up in the air, but there is plenty of depth to pick from.

DISTANCE FREESTYLE Senior Justin Galbreath will look to lead a plethora of talent in the distance free events. Galbreath was the 1650 free champion at the BIG EAST Championships two seasons ago and will swim in the 500 and 1650 free this season. Australian newcomers Jared Goldthorpe and Hugh Simmonds look to be the top distance swimmers with each swimming the 200 and 500 free. Sophomore Ian Stavros finished fifth at last year’s BIG EAST Championships and will continue to add depth in the distance events. Fellow California native, freshman Tim O’Malley, will also swim the 500 and 1650 free. Like the 400 free relay team, the 800 free relay team will be up for competition come the start of the season.

BACKSTROKE WVU will look to regain its form in the backstroke after welcoming back senior Tim Field, who will swim the 100 and 200 back. Last season, Field finished seventh in the 200 back at the BIG EAST Championships. Goldthorpe will also play a major role in the 200 back and should have an immediate impact both in the conference meet and nationally. Junior Jeff Byrd and Jake Quericagrossa add solid depth to the 200 back event.

2009-10 MEN’S SEASON PREVIEW BREASTSTROKE The Mountaineers’ tradition of great breaststrokers will continue in 2009-10, led by all-BIG EAST performer George Farquhar. He will lead the way in the 100 and 200 breast after finishing second and sixth, respectively, at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships. Sophomore Jack Greenhalgh will look to place in the top eight at the BIG EAST Championships after finished 12th in the 100 breast and 14th in the 200 breast last season. Graham Kauffman will also will likely swimming in the 100 breast as he continuing to strive towards his potential.

BUTTERFLY After losing all-BIG EAST performer Pablo Marmolejo to graduation, the brunt of the butterfly duties will be left to sophomores Martin Vanis and Brad Eichenseer. Eichenseer will compete in the 100 fly after finishing ninth at last season’s BIG EAST Championships and Vanis will swim the 200 fly after finishing in 10th last season. Versatile sophomore Taylor Camp has improved dramatically in the fly events and could be a key competitor. Freshman Kyle Bandy also has the potential to have a great season in both the 100 and 200 fly.

DIVING Senior Brandon Robinson will once again lead a group of four divers who all will look to qualify for the 2010 BIG EAST Championships. Robinson traveled last season to the 2009 NCAA Zone “A” Diving Championships and will look to build off of that experience. Joining Robinson is sophomore Matt O’Neill and freshman Ethan Robinson (Brandon’s brother) and Brian Drake.

SCHEDULE After the annual Blue and Gold Meet on Oct. 3 in the WVU Natatorium, the men travel to State College, Pa., on Oct. 24, to battle Penn State in a dual meet. The squad then will host back-to-back meets against Cincinnati and Louisville the first weekend in November. The Louisville meet will also be the same day the Mountaineers take on the Cardinals on the football field. The following weekend, West Virginia will travel for a dual meet against fellow BIG EAST member, Villanova, on Nov. 13. After participating in the Ohio State Invitational from Dec. 3-6, West Virginia will travel to Cocoa Beach, Fla., from Dec. 30-Jan. 6, for a training

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INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY WVU will lose one of its most decorated swimmers of all-time in Michael Walker, who won last season’s 400 IM swim at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships, but will look to Martin Vanis to take over the reigns. Vanis placed fifth in the 200 IM at last season’s championships. Justin Galbreath and Jeff Bryd will help in the 400 IM after finishing 11th and 13th last season, respectively.

trip. This is the second consecutive season the Mountaineers have gone on a winter training trip. An opponent will be announced at a later date. Last season the squad trained with Arizona and then faced the Wildcats in a dual meet. Pitt comes to town on Jan. 9 for an 11 a.m. contest with the Mountaineers looking for redemption on last year’s nail-biting loss to the Panthers. Both squads return to action on Jan. 24 when they travel to College Park, Md., to take on Maryland. The following weekend the regular season with Virginia Tech and Duquesne coming to Morgantown completes the regular season. WVU begins postseason action with the 2010 BIG EAST Championships hosted by Pitt. The diving events will be held the week before the swimming events from Feb. 12-14, with the swimming events to follow from Feb. 17-20. Both will be held at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh.

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2009-10 WOmen’s outlook CollegeSwimming.com Top 25 Classes

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1. USC 2. Texas 3. UCLA 4. San Diego State 5. Georgia 6. Virginia 7. Arizona 8. Florida 9. Auburn 10. Texas A&M 11. Missouri 12. Minnesota 13. Stanford

14. Virginia Tech 15. LSU 16. Arizona State 17. Tennessee 18. North Carolina 19. Ohio State 20. Notre Dame 21. TCU 22. Penn State 23. Michigan 24. WEST VIRGINIA 25. Clemson

The West Virginia women look to improve upon a fifth-place showing at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships, and to do so, the Mountaineers will rely heavily on a strong group of seniors and heralded underclassmen. After a spectacular junior year, the new senior class looks to build upon strong performances in their previous three seasons. Coupled with a key group of freshman, WVU will once again make a push to be one of the best in the BIG EAST and will look to make a mark at the NCAA Championships.

SPRINT FREESTYLE West Virginia will rely heavily on three-time NCAA qualifier Kayla Andrews in the 50 and 100 free as she enters her senior season. Andrews is the WVU record holder in both events and took home the 100 free crown at both the 2008 and 2009 BIG EAST Championships. Last season, Andrews brought home first place in the 100 free in every dual meet she swam in. She also placed first in the 50 free in all but one dual meet. Seniors Shaunna Purtell and Stephanie Shupe also provides depth in both events, along with sophomore Sarah Kosmak.

DISTANCE FREESTYLE This season, the distance freestyle group will be the deepest it has been in years with returning BIG EAST Champions and will be bolstered by a highly-touted incoming freshman class. Senior Morgan Callaway will lead the team in the 200 and 500 free after capturing the BIG EAST Championship in both events last season and holding school records in each event. Shaunna Purtell provides depth after finishing the 200 free in seventh place and the 500 free in eighth at last seasons BIG EAST Championships. Redshirt freshman Sara Conner and incoming freshman Rachael Burnett, Kata Fodor, Robyn Matthews and Sloan Storie are all expected to make an immediate impact and will likely be the future of the program.

BACKSTROKE Morgan Callaway will once again lead a group of strong swimmers in the backstroke events this season. Callaway defeated the competition in both the 100 and 200 back at last season’s BIG EAST Championships and will look to continue her dominance. Kayla Andrews will provide depth for WVU in the 100 back races, as well as freshman Austen Carrington and Nikki Vetterlein.

2009-10 WOMEN’S SEASON PREVIEW BREASTSTROKE Sophomore Jaryn Studer will be one of the only breaststroke swimmers returning from last season’s squad and will look to lead some of the talented newcomers in both the 100 and 200 breast. Late recruiting addition, Robyn Matthews, will look to have an immediate impact at both the BIG EAST and national level. Freshman Breanna McCann will also being counted on to make a splash at the conference championships this season.

BUTTERFLY The Mountaineers will certainly look at the butterfly events as a strength this season, led by senior Stephanie Shupe. Shupe is a NCAA Championships qualifier and will likely lead the team in the fly events this season. Freshman Amanda Nugent is one of the Mountaineers’ top recruits and will look to carry her national success to Morgantown. Austen Carrington and Nikki Vetterlein have also proven they can add depth in both the 100 and 200 fly.

DIVING Senior Ashley Malik will look to lead the team for a second-straight season on both boards. The multiple BIG EAST qualifier will likely be one of the main scorers for the divers this season. Newcomer Bethany Perna will also add depth on the 1- and 3-meter boards.

SCHEDULE After the annual Blue and Gold Meet on Oct. 3 in the WVU Natatorium, the women will open regular season action hosting Marshall on Oct. 17. The women will then travel to State College, Pa., on Oct. 24, to battle Penn State in a double-dual while also swimming against Colgate. The squad will then host a back-to-back meets against Cincinnati and Louisville the first weekend in November. The Louisville meet will also be the same day the Mountaineers take on the Cardinals on the football field. The following weekend, West Virginia will travel for a pair of dual meets with Villanova on Nov. 13, and then the women will take on Rutgers the following day. After participating in the Ohio State Invitational from Dec. 3-6, West Virginia will travel to Cocoa Beach, Fla., from Dec. 30-Jan. 6, for a training trip. This is the second consecutive season the Mountaineers have gone on a winter training trip. An opponent will be announced at a later date. Last season the squad trained with Arizona and then faced the Wildcats in a dual

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INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY One returning swimmer and talented freshmen will lead West Virginia’s push in both the 200 IM and 400 IM. Jaryn Studer finished the 200 IM in 15th at last season’s BIG EAST Championships and will look to improve her times this season. Breanna McCann and Robyn Matthews will likely be key contributors in the 200 IM as well. The 400 IM group will likely contain Matthews and McCann, along with Rachael Burnett and Austen Carrington.

meet. Pitt comes to town on Jan. 9 for an 11 a.m. contest with the Mountaineers looking for redemption on last year’s nail-biting loss to the Panthers. Both squads return to action on Jan. 24 when they travel to College Park, Md., to take on Maryland. The following weekend the regular season with Virginia Tech and Duquesne coming to Morgantown completes the regular season. WVU begins postseason action with the 2010 BIG EAST Championships hosted by Pitt. The diving events will be held the week before the swimming events from Feb. 12-14, with the swimming events to follow from Feb. 17-20. Both will be held at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh. The divers will then travel to one of five zone diving regional competitions in mid-March looking to qualifying for NCAAs. The women’s NCAA Championships will be held on March 18-20 at Purdue.

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Team Information Head Coach:............... Leonard Kraus

Marshall (women only) October 17 MORGANTOWN Noon

Location:................. Huntington, W.Va.

SID Contact:..............Corinne Calabro

Enrollment:...............................13,584

SID Phone:................. (304) 696-4662

Nickname:................Thundering Herd

E-Mail:...... calabro@live.marshall.edu

Conference:..............Conference USA

Website:............... www.herdzone.com

(Ball State, ’94) Record at Marshall:....................42-49 (7 seasons) Overall Record:........................123-82 (13 seasons) 2008-09 Record:..............5-5 (women)

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Media Information SID Contact (men):.........Jeremy Fallis

Penn State October 24 State College, Pa. 1 p.m.

Location:.................State College, Pa.

SID Contact (women):.. Justin LaFleur

Enrollment:...............................40,709

SID Phone:................. (814) 865-1757

Nickname:......................Nittany Lions

E-Mail (Fallis):..............jsf16@psu.edu

Conference:.............................Big Ten

E-Mail (LaFleur):..........jal47@psu.edu Website:...........www.gopsusports.com

Team Information Head Coach:....................John Hargis (Auburn, ’99) Record at Penn State:.............. 14-7-1 (1 season) Overall Record:...................... 15-13-1 (3 seasons) 2008-09 Record:.................. 7-5 (men)

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Colgate (women only) October 24 State College, Pa. 1 p.m.

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Location:....................... Hamilton, N.Y.

SID Contact:..................... John Gilger

Enrollment:.................................2,800

SID Phone:................. (315) 228-7860

Nickname:.............................. Raiders

E-Mail:.................jgilger@colgate.edu

Conference:................. Patriot League

Website:....www.gocolgateraiders.com

7-2-1 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:.........Stephen Jungbluth (UMass-Amherst, ’94) Record at Colgate:.....................49-25 (6 seasons) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:............10-0 (women)

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Team Information Head Coach:...............Monty Hopkins

Cincinnati November 6 MORGANTOWN 5 p.m.

Location:.................... Cincinnati, Ohio

SID Contact:................... Ryan Koslen

Enrollment:...............................36,518

SID Phone:................. (513) 497-3132

Nickname:.............................Bearcats

E-Mail:................ryan.koslen@uc.edu

Conference:........................ BIG EAST

Website:.............www.gobearcats.com

(Cincinnati, ’78) Record at Cincinnati:.......... 217-230-1 (21 season) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:.................. 4-6 (men)

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1-9 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:.................Arthur Albiero

Louisville November 7 MORGANTOWN TBA

Location:........................ Louisville, Ky.

SID Contact:................. Nancy Worley

Enrollment:...............................24,000

SID Phone:................. (502) 852-0113

Nickname:............................Cardinals

E-Mail:..nasmit1@gwise.louisville.edu

Conference:........................ BIG EAST

Website:...............www.uoflsports.com

(Oakland, ’96) Record at Louisville:...................65-68 (5 seasons) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:.................. 5-1 (men)

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6-2 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:.................Rick Simpson

Villanova November 13 Villanova, Pa. 5 p.m.

Location:........................Villanova, Pa.

SID Contact:.................Mike Sheridan

Enrollment:.................................6,240

SID Phone:................. (610) 519-4145

Nickname:............................. Wildcats

E-Mail: michael.sheridan@villanova.edu

Conference:........................ BIG EAST

Website:................ www.villanova.com

(Rutgers, ’90) Record at Villanova:......................N/A (9 seasons) Overall Record:.............................N/A (12 seasons) 2008-09 Record:.................. 1-7 (men)

3-5 (women)

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Team Information Head Coach:................Chuck Warner

Rutgers (women only) November 14 MORGANTOWN 1 p.m.

Location:................... Piscataway, N.J.

SID Contact:....................Allison Miller

Enrollment:...............................52,471

SID Phone:................. (732) 445-4200

Nickname:...................Scarlet Knights

E-Mail:.....amiller@scarletknights.com

Conference:........................ BIG EAST

Website:........ www.scarletknights.com

(Redlands) Record at Rutgers:...................126-62 (12 seasons) Overall Record:........................150-68 (16 seasons) 2008-09 Record:..............4-1 (women)

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Location:...................... Pittsburgh, Pa.

SID Contact:................... Sophia Duck

Enrollment:...............................33,898

SID Phone:................. (412) 648-8240

Nickname:............................ Panthers

E-Mail:..........sduck@athletics.pitt.edu

Conference:........................ BIG EAST

Website:.. www.pittsburghpanthers.com

Team Information Head Coach:.................Chuck Knoles

Pitt January 9 MORGANTOWN 11 a.m.

(Northern Arizona, ’76) Record at Pitt:....................... 216-90-0 (19 seasons) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:.................. 4-6 (men)

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8-5 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:..............Sean Schimmel

Maryland January 23 College Park, Md. 1 p.m.

Location:................. College Park, Md.

SID Contact:..........................Jodi Fick

Enrollment:...............................36,014

SID Phone:................. (301) 314-7064

Nickname:............................Terrapins

E-Mail:.........................jfick@umd.edu

Conference:...................Atlantic Coast

Website:................. www.umterps.com

(USC, ’92) Record at Maryland:...................17-10 (1 season) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:.................. 6-7 (men)

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Virginia Tech January 30 MORGANTOWN 1 p.m.

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Location:.....................Blacksburg, Va.

SID Contact:..................... Sarah Hurd

Enrollment:...............................30,000

SID Phone:................. (540) 231-6892

Nickname:................................Hokies

E-Mail:.......................... shurd@vt.edu

Conference:...................Atlantic Coast

Website:............www.hokiesports.com

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11-3 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:...................Ned Skinner (LSU, ’89) Record at VT:........................ 160-72-0 (11 seasons) Overall Record:.................. 247-172-2 (19 seasons) 2008-09 Record:.................. 7-1 (men) 6-1 (women)

Team Information Head Coach:................. David Sheets

Duquesne January 30 MORGANTOWN 1 p.m.

Location:...................... Pittsburgh, Pa.

SID Contact:.............. George Nieman

Enrollment:...............................10,368

SID Phone:................. (412) 396-5376

Nickname:.................................Dukes

E-Mail:.................... nieman@duq.edu

Conference:........................Atlantic 10

Website:.......... www.goduquesne.com

(Clarion, ‘94) Record at Duquesne:............. 92-93-0 (6 seasons) Overall Record:......................... Same 2008-09 Record:.................. 6-2 (men)

7-3 (women)

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TRAINING TRIPS

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off-campus winter TRIPS

During the frigid Morgantown winter, the WVU swimming and diving team will escape to the sunny paradise of Cocoa Beach, Fla. This will be the second consecutive winter that the teams travel out-oftown for winter training. Last season the teams went to Tucson, Ariz., to train with the then defending national champions, Arizona. After a week a training the Mountaineers faced the Wildcats in dual meet action. The trip will last from Dec. 30-Jan. 8 and there is expected to be at least one dual meet sometime during the Mountaineers stay. The purpose of the training trip is to provide an environment and an opportunity to continue the necessary training efforts for success at the end of the season. With this as the primary objective, swimmers work out two times a day in rigorous practices. Swimmers do work extremely hard and earn the privilege of some fun in the sun and a break from the rigors of WVU. As the team trains together through the soreness of over use, muscle stiffness from exertion, and the fatigue the coaches prescribes by relentlessly pushing the team to train harder and better than ever before, they build positive habits and relationships that sustain throughout the season.

Arizona Training Trip - 2009

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MEN’S ROSTER MEN’S ROSTER

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Name Kevin Anderson Joe Bailey Kyle Bandy Philip Berry James Butler Jeff Byrd Taylor Camp Brandon Carr Leonardo Downes Brian Drake Brad Eichenseer George Farquhar Tim Field Justin Galbreath Jared Goldthorpe Jack Greenhalgh Stephen Huether Eric Johnson Graham Kauffman Jake Kudrna Tim O’Malley Matt O’Neill Jake Querciagrossa Brandon Robinson Ethan Robinson Hugh Simmonds Ian Stavros Nick Swinimer Austin Thrasher Martin Vanis Jared Varner

Class So. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. So. Fr. So. Fr. r-Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. So. Jr.

BY CLASS Senior 3 Tim Field Justin Galbreath Brandon Robinson (redshirt) Junior 3 Jeff Byrd George Farquhar Jared Varner Sophomore 16 Kevin Anderson Joe Bailey Philip Berry James Butler Taylor Camp Brandon Carr Brad Eichenseer Jack Greenhalgh Stephen Huether Eric Johnson Jake Kudrna Matt O’Neill Ian Stavros Nick Swinimer Austin Thrasher Martin Vanis Freshman 9 Kyle Bandy Leonardo Downes Brian Drake Jared Goldthorpe Graham Kauffman Tim O’Malley Jake Querciagrossa Ethan Robinson Hugh Simmonds

Event Free Fly/IM Free/Fly Free Back IM Free/Back Fly/IM Back/Fly Diving Free/Fly Breast Free/Back Distance Free/Back Breast Breast Distance Free/Breast Free Distance Diving Distance Diving Diving Free Distance Free Free Fly/IM Free

Ht. 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-11 6-5 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-2 5-11 5-6 6-1 5-9 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-3

Wt. 160 185 165 185 180 175 175 190 160 170 175 175 160 175 195 175 160 170 175 180 170 155 160 170 155 185 165 165 190 195 180

PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE Last Names Downes like downs Eichenseer ike-EN-seer Farquhar far-KWAR Greenhalgh greenhall Huether HUE-ther Kudrna ka-DRA-na Querciagrossa kwar-CHA-gross-uh Swinimer swi-NIH-mur Vanes VAN-es

Hometown Alpharetta, Ga. Dover, Del. Coral Springs, Fla. St. Albans, W.Va. Las Vegas, Nev. Henderson, Nev. Brentwood, Tenn. Mechanicsville, Va. Hollywood, Fla. Carlisle, Pa. Trophy Club, Texas Queensland, Australia Sydney, Australia Kettering, Ohio New South Wales, Australia Lexington, Ky. Fairfax Station, Va. Concord, N.C. Greer, S.C. Lyndhurst, Ohio Fullerton, Calif. Lyndhurst, Ohio Peoria, Ill. Sicklerville, N.J. Sicklerville, N.J. Queensland, Australia Poway, Calif. Potomac Falls, Va. Bridgeport, W.Va. Henderson, Nev. Elkins, W.Va. BY STATE/COUNTRY Australia 4 George Farquhar Tim Field Jared Goldthorpe Tim Field Ohio 3 Justin Galbreath Jake Kudrna Matt O’Neill Nevada 3 James Butler Jeff Byrd Martin Vanis Virginia 3 Brandon Carr Stephen Huether Nick Swinimer West Virginia 3 Philip Berry Austin Thrasher Jared Varner California 2 Tim O’Malley Ian Stavros Florida 2 Kyle Bandy Leonardo Downes New Jersey 2 Brandon Robinson Ethan Robinson Delaware 1 Joe Bailey Georgia 1 Kevin Anderson Illinois 1 Jake Querciagrossa Kentucky 1 Jack Greenhalgh North Carolina 1 Eric Johnson Pennsylvania 1 Brian Drake South Carolina 1 Graham Kauffman Tennessee 1 Taylor Camp Texas 1 Brad Eichenseer

WOMEN’S ROSTER WOMEN’S ROSTER Name Kayla Andrews Rachael Burnett Morgan Callaway Austen Carrington Sara Conner Melissa Davis Kata Fodor Sarah Kosmak Ashley Malik Devan Maneely Robyn Matthews Breanna McCann Maggie Moreland Madison Morrison Amanda Nugent Bethaney Perna Shaunna Purtell Heidi Shultz Stephanie Shupe Sloan Storie Jaryn Studer Nikki Vetterlein

Class Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. r-Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Fr.

Kata Jaryn

Ht. 5-11 5-9 6-1 5-5 5-10 5-3 5-8 5-9 5-2 4-10 5-6 5-7 5-4 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-10 5-4 5-6 5-3 5-8 5-6

PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE First Names

Fodor Kosmak Malik Maneely Shupe

Last Names

kah-TA jer-IN

like motor koz-MIK mah-LIK ma-NEEL-e shoop

Hometown Newark, Del. Springfield, Va. Coatesville, Pa. Alpharetta, Ga. Sarasota, Fla. Lancaster, Ohio Sarasota, Fla. Grandville, Mich. Latrobe, Pa. Boyds, Md. Edinburgh, Scotland Medina, Ohio Morgantown, W.Va. Wilmington, Del. Greater Manchester, England Westminster, Md. The Woodlands, Texas Morgantown, W.Va. Berwyn, Pa. Corvallis, Ore. Ankeny, Iowa Seattle, Wash.

BY STATE/COUNTRY Pennsylvania 3 Morgan Callaway Ashley Malik Stephanie Shupe Delaware 2 Kayla Andrews Madison Morrison Florida 2 Sara Conner Kata Fodor Maryland 2 Devan Maneely Bethaney Perna Ohio 2 Melissa Davis Breanna McCann United Kingdom 2 Robyn Matthews Amanda Nugent West Virginia 2 Maggie Moreland Heidi Shultz Georgia 1 Austen Carrington Iowa 1 Jaryn Studer Michigan 1 Sarah Kosmak Oregon 1 Sloan Storie Texas 1 Shaunna Purtell Virginia 1 Rachael Burnett Washington 1 Nikki Vetterlein

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BY CLASS Senior 6 Kayla Andrews Morgan Callaway Ashley Malik Bethaney Perna Shaunna Purtell Stephanie Shupe Junior 1 Maggie Moreland Sophomore 4 Sarah Kosmak Madison Morrison Heidi Shultz Jaryn Studer Freshman 8 Rachael Burnett Austen Carrington Sara Conner (redshirt) Melissa Davis Kata Fodor Devan Maneely Robyn Matthews Breanna McCann Amanda Nugent Sloan Storie Nikki Vetterlein

Event Free/Back/Fly Free Back/Free Back/Fly Free Free/Fly Distance Free Diving Breast/IM Breast/Free/IM Breast/IM Fly Back Fly Diving Free Free Fly/Free Free/IM Breast/IM Back/Fly

TIM FIELD BACK/Free | SENIOR | 6-0 | 160 SYDNEY. AUSTRALIA | OXFORD FALLS GRAMMAR

Tim Field Senior who will serve as a team captain … looking to lead a very young squad … will be a key contributor in dual and BIG EAST meets … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Captured a seventh-place finish in the 200 back (1:48.50) at the BIG EAST Championships … also was a member of the fourth place 800 free relay team (6:36.64) … finished the 200 back (1:52.26) in second place at Ohio State … placed second in the 200 back (1:52.06) at Pitt … also finished the 100 back (52.47) in third place … took second at Arizona in the 100 back (53.96) … captured second in the 200 back (1:52.54) and third in the 100 back (53.31) at Cincinnati … took second at Louisville in the 200 back (1:51.70) … placed third against Penn State in the 200 back (1:55.95) … opened the season with a firstplace finish in the 200 back (1:53.91) against East Carolina and Xavier … also placed second in the 100 back (52.97).

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Finished second in the 200 back (1:48.18) at the BIG EAST Championships ... also posted a ninth-place finish in the 100 back (50.74) and sixth place as a member of the 800 free relay (6:50.71) ... finished second in the 100 back at Georgetown (54.46) ... contributed to the 200 free relay that captured first in win over Cincinnati (1:25.56) ... scored second in the 200 back (1:51.91) against Louisville. At West Virginia in 2006-07: Finished sixth in the 200 back (1:48.23) at the BIG EAST Championships ... took fourth in the 200 back (1:55.20) against Penn State ... finished fourth in 200 back (1:53.57) in win at Louisville ... third in 500 free (4:48.13) at Marshall Quad ... secured second in 200 back (1:55.84) against Maryland ... earned points with second place finish in 200 back (1:53.48) in victory at Pitt ... took third in 500 free (4:52.45) and 1000 free (10:00.94) against St. Bonaventure and Georgetown. In High School: 2004 and 2008 Australian Olympic Trials qualifier ... placed sixth in the 200 backstroke at Age Nationals in 2005 ... swam in the Commonwealth Games Trials ... member of the 2005 New South Wales, Australia, swim team. Personal: Son of Rod and Tracy Field ... has one sister ... birthday is Feb. 12 ... majoring in landscape architecture.

Field’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 back: 200 back: 200 free: 500 free:

50.40 1:48.12 1:41.12 4:38.58

2/19/09 2/18/09 2/20/08 11/16/06

BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships Terrapin Cup Invitational

JUSTIN GALBREATH FREE/IM | SENIOR | 6-0 | 175 kettering, ohio | kettering fairmont

Justin Galbreath Team captain who will serve as a leader to a young, talented freshman squad … will provide depth in dual meets and at the conference championships … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Placed eighth in the 1650 free (15:45.70) at the BIG EAST Championships … finished the 1000 free (9:45.26) in third place at Ohio State … scored first-place finishes in both the 500 free (4:39.93) and 1000 free (9:42.83) at Pitt … placed third in the 1650 free (16:16.99) at Cincinnati … took second place in the 500 free (4:44.26) at Louisville … also placed second in the 1000 free (9:34.52) … scored second in the 1000 free (9:43.93) in opener against East Carolina and Xavier … also placed third in the 500 free (4:42.39). At West Virginia in 2007-08: Finished third in the 1650 free (15:32.94) at the BIG EAST Championships ... also placed sixth as a member of the 800 free relay (6:50.71) ... scored third in the 1000 free at Penn State (9:36.73) ... captured a pool-record in the 1650 free at Georgetown (16:14.58) ... placed second in the 1650 free (16:05.05) in win over Cincinnati ... scored first in the 1000 free (9:32.77) against Louisville ... first in the 1000 free against Pitt (9:34.82) ... also placed first in the 500 free (4:41.5).

In High School: Three-time MVP and team captain at Kettering Fairmont ... four-year All-American ... three-year state qualifier ... six-time YMCA National Champion. Personal: Son of Gary and Debbie Galbreath ... father was also a distance swimmer at WVU ... has one brother and one sister ... birthday is April 19 ... majoring in civil engineering.

Gabreath’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 1000 free: 1650 free: 400 IM:

4:28.51 9:19.23 15:28.39 3:57.72

2/14/07 4/5/05 2/14/07 2/18/09

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At West Virginia in 2006-07: Won 1650 free (15:28.39) at first career BIG EAST Championships ... finished second in the 1000 free (9:32.39) against Penn State ... won first collegiate event at Louisville, taking the 1000 free (9:37.27) ... also finished second in the 500 free (4:43.04) ... won the 500 free (4:43.43) and the 1000 free (9:43.22) at Marshall Quad ... placed second in the 1650 free (15:53.16) at Terrapin Cup ... victorious in the 500 free (4:47.51) and the 1000 free (9:46.27) in win over Maryland ... took second in the 500 free (4:37.93) and the 1000 free (9:34.66) at Pitt ... finished first in the 1000 free (9:46.36) against St. Bonaventure and Georgetown ... won the 1650 free (16:07.74) in conference win at Cincinnati.

BIG EAST Championships YMCA Nationals BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships

BRANDON ROBINSON diving | r-senior | 5-9 | 170 SICKLERVILLE, N.J. | timber creek

Brandon Robinson Veteran who continues to get better … last season went to the NCAA Zone “A” Diving Championships … looking to lead new divers … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Competed at the NCAA Zone “A” Diving Championships … placed 12th in the 1-meter (248.35) and 3-meter (261.35) dives at BIG EAST Championships … took second place in the 1-meter (258.98) at Cincinnati … earned a second-place finish in the 3-meter (262.05) at Louisville … also placed third in the 1-meter (252.97) … finished in fourth place in the 1-meter (216.75) and 3-meter (232.28) in home opener against Penn State … opened the season with a first-place finish in the 1-meter (251.77) against East Carolina and Xavier … also placed second in the 3-meter (232.20). At West Virginia in 2007-08: Tied for 13th in the 1-meter dive at the 2008 BIG EAST Championships with 241.25 points ... finished seventh (252.45) in the 1-meter dive and ninth in the 3-meter dive (250.50) at the Shamrock Invite.

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At West Virginia in 2006-07: Took second in the 1-meter (214.87 points) and the 3-meter (213.30 points) at Louisville ... earned first victory of WVU career at Cincinnati, winning the 3-meter dive (234.08 points) ... also took second in the 1-meter dive (197.78) at meet. In High School: Holds diving record at Timber Creek High with 221 points ... two year captain of high school team ... three-time all conference member ... one-year member of Aquatics International ... also an active swimmer in high school. Personal: Son of Andy and Kathy Robinson ... brother Ethan also is a diver at West Virginia ... birthday is Oct. 26 ... majoring in athletic coaching education.

Robinson’s Best Dives 1-meter board: 3-meter board:

293.93 320.55

1/8/09 1/8/09

Arizona Arizona

BYRD/FARQUHAR

Jeff Byrd IM | JUNIOR | 5-11 | 175 HENDERSON, NEV. | CORONADO Versatile swimmer … team captain … great leader in and out of the pool … BIG EAST qualifier.

Byrd’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:37.32, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 400 IM: 4:00.67, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 back: 1:52.42, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 400 IM (4:00.67) in 13th place at the BIG EAST Championships … placed fourth at Pitt in the 500 free (4:44.67) … also placed fifth in the 200 back (1:55.17) … posted a third-place finish in the 200 back (1:57.22) at Cincinnati … scored fifth in the 200 back (1:56.70) at Louisville … opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 1000 free (10:06.93) against East Carolina and Xavier. At West Virginia in 2007-08: Contributed to the 800 free relay team that posted a sixth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships (6:50.71) ... posted a first-place finish as a part of the 200 free relay team at Georgetown (1:30.91) ... also finished fifth in the 100 fly (55.45) ... posted a fourth-place finish in the 500 free against Pitt (4:48.48) ... also finished fourth in the 200 breast (2:05.40) ... scored third place (4:34.13) in the 500 free against Cincinnati. In High School: Captain at Coronado High ... was a member of the Desert Storm Swimming and Diving Club team. Personal: Son of Richard and Janice Byrd... has three brothers ... birthday is Oct. 5 ... majoring in psychology ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

BREAST | JUNIOR | 6-1 | 175 QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA | UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND Gained another year of eligibility from the NCAA … will be the top breaststroker … will look to lead medley relay teams to NCAA Championships … BIG EAST qualifier.

Farquhar’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 1:51.14, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 breast: 54.76, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 breast: 2:00.72, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Took second place in the 100 breast (54.76) at the BIG EAST Championships … also placed sixth in the 200 breast (2:00.72) … member of the third place 200 medley relay (1:29.14) and 400 medley teams (3:14.99) … took second in the 100 breast (57.28) at the Shamrock Invitational … posted two firstplace finishes in the 100 breast (57.97) and 200 breast (2:07.83) at Pitt … excellent meet at Cincinnati finishing first in the 200 breast (2:08.28) … also finished second in the 100 breast (58.36) and third in the 100 free (48.45) … pair of second-place finishes against Louisville in the 100 breast (57.94) and 200 breast (2:08.57) … placed second in the 100 breast (58.37) against Virginia Tech and NC State … scored first collegiate win in the 100 breast (58.31) against East Carolina and Xavier … also finished third in the 200 breast (2:11.46). At University of Queensland in 2007-08: Finished second in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 200 breast at the 2007 Australian University Games. At University of Queensland in 2006-07: University’s Half-Blue recipient ... took first in the 50 breast, 100 breast and 200 breast at the 2006 Australian University Games.

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George Farquhar

In High School: Team captain at Brisbane Grammar School ... GPS Championship Swimmer of the Meet from 2004-05 ... also captained cross country team. Personal: Son of Richard and Annie Farquhar ... sister, Sally is a member of the Australian U-20 Women’s Water Polo team ... birthday is Dec. 7 ... majoring in civil engineering ... was a finalist in the 50 breast and 200 breast at the 2008 Australian Olympic Trials ... was a semi-finalist in the 100 breast.

VARNER/ANDERSON/BAILEY

Jared Varner FREE | JUNIOR | 6-3 | 180 ELKINS, W.VA. | ELKINS Returns for his junior season looking to improve upon last season … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished seventh in the 200 free (1:46.86) at Pitt … placed fifth in the 200 free (1:47.58) at Cincinnati … scored fifth in the 200 free (1:47.28) and seventh in the 100 free (49.33) at Louisville … opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 100 free (49.81) against East Carolina and Xavier.

Varners’ Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 22.15, 1/23/09, Shamrock Invitational 100 free: 47.55, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 free: 1:45.36, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2007-08: Contributed to the 800 free relay that finished sixth at the BIG EAST Championships (6:50.71) ... scored sixth (49.97) in the 100 free at Penn State ... posted a first-place finish as part of the 200 free relay at Georgetown (1:30.91) ... also finished second in the 200 free (1:47.58) ... finished second in the 200 free against Pitt (1:45.82) ... also a member of the 400 free relay that finished first (3:07.69). In High School: Captain at Elkins High ... four-time state qualifier ... holds the 200 free and 100 back stroke NCAC WV records ... member of the Elkins Otters Swim Club. Personal: Son of Richard and Pamela Varner ... has one brother and one sister ... birthday is July 31 ... majoring in wildlife biology.

Kevin Anderson 2009-10 SWIMMING & DIVNIG

FREE | SOPHOMORE | 6-0 | 160 ALPHARETTA, GA. | MILTON Second-year swimmer who will add depth to free and back events … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Placed sixth at Cincinnati in the 200 free (1:49.40) … scored a fifth-place finish in the 100 free (48.92) at Arizona … opened his career finishing fourth in the 100 free (49.06) against East Carolina and Xavier.

Anderson’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 free: 46.93, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 free: 1:42.73, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 back: 52.21, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

In High School: Attended Milton High ... was all-state for four years ... holds high school records in the 200 free and 100 back ... member of the Dynamo Swim Club for four years ... Georgia Zone team member in 2004. Personal: Son of Robert and Joanne Anderson ... has one sister ... birthday is Oct. 3 ... majoring in wood science and technology.

Joe Bailey FLY/IM | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 185 DOVER, DEL. | SALESIANUM Versatile swimmer who can swim back fly and IM events … will continue to get better … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 200 fly (2:00.40) in fourth place at Cincinnati … placed sixth in the 200 free (1:48.87) at Louisville … posted a fifth-place finish against Virginia Tech and NC State in the 100 fly (53.19) … finished the 200 free (1:45.04) in fifth place against Penn State.

Bailey’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 1:55.00, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 fly: 50.52, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 fly: 1:56.49, 10/22/09, Penn State

In High School: Captained Salesianum’s 25th state championship team ... first-team all-state junior and senior years ... second-team all-state sophomore year ... was a Delaware Wendy’s High School Heisman winner ... four-year state finalist ... state champion in the 400 medley relay, 200 free relay and 100 fly ... 200 free and 100 fly All-American ... swam for Brandywine YMCA and Kent swim teams ... YMCA All-American ... YMCA Nationals qualifier 2006-08 ... also played lacrosse ... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Peter and Lori Bailey ... has four brothers ... birthday is Dec. 2 ... majoring in sport and exercise psychology.

BERRY/BUTLER/CAMP

Philip Berry FREE | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 185 ST. ALBANS, W.VA. | ST. ALBANS In-state swimmer who will improve upon last season … can swim multiple events … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 50 free (23.17) in seventh place against Cincinnati … posted a 12th-place finish in the 50 free (23.67) against Virginia Tech and NC State.

Berry’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 22.56, 1/23/09, Shamrock Invitational 100 free: 49.17, 1/23/09, Shamrock Invitational 200 free: 1:49.96, 12/5/08, Georgia Invitational

In High School: Four-year captain at St. Albans High ... West Virginia Wendy’s High School Heisman winner ... four-time state finalist ... as a junior finished second in states in the 200 free and third in the 100 breast ... finished third at states as a senior in the 200 IM ... four-time all-conference ... member of Hycat Y National Team and West Virginia zone team ... also was a lacrosse captain ... honor roll student. Personal: Son of Dan and Jacquie Berry ... has one sister ... birthday is Oct. 22 ... majoring in communications.

James Butler IM | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 180 LAS VEGAS, NEV. | CENTENNIAL Free and back swimmer who transferred from Puget Sound and UNLV ... will sit out until spring of 2010 due to NCAA transfer rules.

In High School: Attended Centennial High ... was a three year state qualifier ... 100 back state champion in 2007 ... four-year state competitor for Desert Storm Swimming ... Junior Olympics and Junior National qualifier ... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Randy and Patricia Butler ... only child ... birthday is March 23 ... majoring in business.

Taylor Camp FREE/BACK/FLY | SOPHOMORE | 6-5 | 175 BRENTWOOD, TENN. | BRENTWOOD Returns after a successful freshman season … added fly events in the summer … will be a key contributor in free and medley relay events … hoping to take next step to NCAA Championships.

Camp’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 free: 1:38.53, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 back: 51.40, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 back: 1:50.07, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished eighth in the 200 free (1:38.53) at BIG EAST Championships … also finished 14th in the 200 back (1:50.07) … member of the fourth place 800 free relay team (6:36.64) … also on the fifth place 200 free relay (1:22.04), fifth place 400 free relay teams (2:59.95) … finished the 200 free (1:43.12) in second at Cincinnati … also placed second in the 100 free (47.90) third in the 500 free (4:49.56) … posted third-place finish in the 200 free (1:43.99) at Louisville … opened the season with second place finishes in the 200 free (1:44.07) and 200 back (1:55.11) against East Carolina and Xavier.

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Butler’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 1:58.88, 11/8/08, Nevada State Championships 400 IM: 4:24.15, 9/19/08, Desert Storm Invitational

In High School: Won two state championships at Brentwood High ... first public school to ever win states ... six-time All-American ... 400 free relay finished sixth in the nation ... swam for Nashville Aquatic Club ... member of Southeastern Zone all-star team. Personal: Son of Bruce and Mignon Camp ... one of four children ... birthday is Feb. 3 ... majoring in business administration.

CARR/EICHENSEER/GREENHALGH

Brandon Carr FLY/IM | SOPHOMORE | 6-3 | 190 MECHANICSVILLE, VA. | ATLEE Looking to improve upon a solid freshman season … BIG EAST qualifier.

Carr’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 1:52.00, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 fly: 50.54, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 fly: 1:53.56, 3/6/08, Virginia SC Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Placed 16th in the 200 IM (1:52.60) at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships … posted a first-place finish in the 100 back (52.55) and 100 fly (52.55) at Arizona … placed third in the 100 fly (53.16) at Cincinnati … finished the 200 fly (1:58.35) in fifth place at Louisville … began career with fourth-place finish in the 200 IM (1:58.04) against East Carolina and Xavier. In High School: Captain at Atlee High junior and senior years ... school MVP senior year ... four-year state qualifier. Personal: Son of Michael and Melinda Carr ... one of three children ... birthday is July 11 ... majoring in business administration.

Brad Eichenseer FREE/FLY | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 175 TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS | NORTHWEST

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BIG EAST qualifier who is looking to make an impact at the BIG EAST and NCAA Championships … talented fly and free swimmer.

Eichenseer’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 20.50, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 free: 44.67, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 fly: 48.39, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Placed ninth in the 100 fly (48.39) at 2009 BIG EAST Championships … also finished 12th in the 50 free (20.50) … member of the fifth place 200 free relay (1:22.04) and 400 free relay (2:59.95) teams … finished the 100 free (47.07) in second at Pitt … also placed second in the 100 fly (47.07) and third in the 50 free (21.48) … posted three fourth-place finishes in the 50 free (21.91), 100 free (48.88) and 100 fly (48.88) at Arizona … finished the 50 free (21.70) in second place at Cincinnati … posted third-place finish in the 50 free (21.78) at Louisville … also finished fourth in the 100 free (48.28) … opened season with fourth-place finish in the 50 free (21.72) against East Carolina and Xavier. In High School: 100 fly All-American in 2008 ... finished sixth in 100 fly during the Texas 5A state championship ... 2008 5A first-team all-state for 100 fly ... 2008 5A honorable mention all-state for 200 free relay ... 5A Region 3 champion in the 100 fly ... high school team captain ... 2007 and 2008 team MVP. Personal: Son of Gene and Melissa Eichenseer ... has two brothers and one sister ... birthday is July 27 ... majoring in journalism.

Jack Greenhalgh BREAST | SOPHOMORE | 6-0 | 175 LEXINGTON, KY. | LEXINGTON CATHOLIC Will continue to improve after performance at BIG EAST Championships … will add depth in medley relay events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Greenhalgh’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 breast: 57.10, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 breast: 2:04.05, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 100 breast (57.10) in 12th place at 2009 BIG EAST Championships … also finished 14th in the 200 breast (2:04.05) … had a pair of fourth-place finishes at Pitt in the 100 breast (1:00.33) and 200 breast (2:12.09) … finish in third place at Cincinnati in the 100 breast (1:00.50) and 200 breast (2:12.30) … also had two third-place finishes at Louisville in the 100 breast (1:00.38) and 200 breast (2:12.28) … finished the 200 breast (2:12.96) in third place against Penn State. In High School: Three-time MVP at Lexington Catholic High ... four-year sectional qualifier ... two-time member of all-region team ... received 2008 National Guard senior leadership award. Personal: Son of Tom and Mary Greenhalgh ... has one brother ... birthday is July 18 ... majoring in petroleum engineering.

HUETHER/JOHNSON/KUDRNA

Stephen Huether BREAST | SOPHOMORE | 6-0 | 160 FAIRFAX STATION, VA. | PAUL VI Solid breaststroke who will add depth to his events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Huether’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 breast: 1:00.05, 12/5/08, Georgia Invitational 200 breast: 2:19.38, 12/5/08, Georgia Invitational

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Posted seventh-place finish in the 200 breast (2:24.18) at Pitt ... finished in seventh place in the 100 breast (1:03.74) at Cincinnati … had a pair a fifth-place finishes in the 100 breast (1:03.59) and 200 breast (2:23.84) at Louisville.

In High School: Captain of Paul VI High ... sectional qualifier for Curl Burke Swim Club ... earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors ... Potomac Valley swimming scholar athlete honors ... high school scholar-athlete award. Personal: Son of Nancy Loftus Huether ... has a twin sister ... birthday is March 21 ... majoring in geographic information systems.

Eric Johnson DISTANCE | SOPHOMORE | 6-2 | 170 CONCORD, N.C. | CONCORD Will add depth to the distance events … strong swimming background … BIG EAST qualifier.

In High School: Four year all-conference swimmer ... 2008 conference swimmer of the year ... 2008 200 free relay state champion ... member of NCHSAA Dream Team ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Ken and Shelly Johnson ... has one brother ... brother Daniel swims for Virginia ... birthday is Sept. 3 ... majoring in mechanical engineering.

Jake Kudrna FREE | SOPHOMORE | 6-2 | 180 LYNDHURST, OHIO | BRUSH Sprint free swimmer who will add depth … BIG EAST qualifier.

Kudrna’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 21.60, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 free: 46.49, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 100 free (22.33) in seventh place at Pitt … also placed seventh in the 50 free (22.33) … finished sixth in the 50 free (22.28) at Louisville … opened the home season with seventh-place finish in the 50 free (22.44) against Penn State.

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At West Virginia in 2008-09: Posted fourth-place finish in the 500 free (5:07.06) at Arizona … trio of fifth-place finishes in the 500 free (4:56.26), 1650 free (17:02.15) and 200 back (2:00.83) at Cincinnati … finished the 500 free (4:56.40) in fifth place at Virginia Tech with NC State … also finished fifth in the 1000 free (10:12.02).

Johnson’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:37.12, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships 1000 free: 9:56.75, 1/31/09, Maryland 1650 free: 16:22.94, 2/19/09, BIG EAST Championships

In High School: Three-year Brush High captain ... two-time team MVP ... conference champion in multiple events. Personal: Son of Paul and Jan Kudrna ... has two brothers ... birthday is July 21 ... majoring in wildlife and fisheries management.

O’NEILL/STAVROS/SWINIMER

Matt O’Neill DIVING | SOPHOMORE | 5-6 | 155 LYNDHURST, OHIO | BRUSH Expected to improve after successful rookie campaign … will help lead new divers … BIG EAST qualifier.

O’Neill’s Best Dives 1-meter board: 294.38, 1/8/09, Arizona 3-meter board: 329.78, 1/8/09, Arizona

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Broke the 3-meter (329.78) school record at Arizona with a second-place finish … also placed third in the 1-meter (294.38) … scored first place at Cincinnati in the 1-meter (278.78) … placed third in both the 1-meter (234.15) and 3-meter (232.50) against Penn State … posted a first-place finish in the 3-meter (234.60) against East Carolina and Xavier … also finished the 1-meter (205.35) in second place. In High School: Three-time All-American at Brush High ... team MVP as a freshman ... conference MVP junior and senior years ... first team all-conference as a freshman and sophomore ... three-time conference champion ... rotary club award for best engineering and design student. Personal: Son of Thomas and Mary Jo O’Neill ... has two sisters ... birthday is Feb. 13 ... majoring in athletic coaching education.

Ian Stavros DISTANCE | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 165 POWAY, CALIF. | POWAY

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Has developed a 200 fly over the summer … had a successful freshman campaign and continues to improve … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 1650 free (15:44.90) in fifth place at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships … finished the 500 free (4:57.84) in third place at Arizona … posted a fourth-place finish in the 1650 free (16:55.80) at Cincinnati … finished fourth in the 500 free (4:49.82) at Louisville.

Stavros’ Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:35.36, 2/28/07, Calif. Speedo Sectionals 1000 free: 9:24.60, 2/28/07, Calif. Speedo Sectionals 1650 free: 15:44.73, 2/28/07, Calif. Speedo Sectionals

In High School: Attended Poway High ... Short Course Nationals qualifier ... Junior Nationals qualifier ... high school and club record holder ... also swam for Team Pacific Swim ... member of Union Tribune all-academic team. Personal: Son of Nick and Fiona Stavros ... has one sister ... uncle John Hitman played football for Northwestern ... birthday is Oct. 31 ... majoring in biology.

Nick Swinimer FREE | SOPHOMORE | 6-1 | 165 POTOMAC FALLS, VA. | POTOMAC FALLS Adds depth to the sprint free events. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Had a pair of 10th-place finishes at Arizona in the 50 free (24.03) and 100 free (53.69) … finished eight in the 50 free (23.86) at Cincinnati.

Swinimer’ Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 22.33, 3/12/09, PV Short Course Champs 100 free: 49:19, 3/12/09, PV Short Course Champs

In High School: Captain at Potomac Falls High ... two-time all-state ... state qualifier ... three-time all-district ... Snowbird Aquatics national team member ... Potomac Valley swimming all-star ... Speedo super-sectional championship qualifier ... also excelled at golf. Personal: Son of Howard Swinimer and June Pergola ... has one sister ... birthday is Aug. 24 ... majoring in English.

THRASHER/VANIS/BANDY

Austin Thrasher BREAST | SOPOHOMORE | 6-0 | 190 BRIDGEPORT, W.VA. | BRIDGEPORT In-state swimmer who will add depth to the breast events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Thrasher’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 breast: 1.01.62, 1/31/09, Maryland

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished the 100 breast (1:12.10) in sixth place at Arizona … posted eighth place finish in the 100 breast (1:08.67) at Louisville … placed sixth in the 100 breast (1:06.20) at Louisville. In High School: Two-time captain at Bridgeport High ... three-time state finalist ... member of HAYST/HEAT swim team ... participated with YMCA national team. Personal: Son of Woody Thrasher and Lotus MacDowell ... one of six children ... birthday is December 25 ... majoring in engineering.

Martin Vanis FLY/IM | SOPHOMORE | 6-0 | 195 HENDERSON, NEV. | CORONADO Talented swimmer who will look to fill the void left by All-Americans Pablo Marmolejo and Michael Walker … looks to qualify for NCAA Championships this season … BIG EAST qualifier.

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Posted a fifth-place finish in the 200 IM (1:48.46) at BIG EAST Championships … also finished 10th in the 200 fly (1:47.32) and 11th in the 100 fly (49.06) … finished the 200 fly (1:54.61) in third at Pitt ... had first career win in the 200 fly (1:53.88) at Cincinnati … finished the 200 fly (1:52.40) in third place at Louisville … had a second-place finish in the 100 fly (52.23) at Virginia Tech with NC State … also finished fourth in the 200 fly (1:53.36) … opened season with a third-place finish in the 200 fly (1:56.74) against East Carolina and Xavier. In High School: Captain at Coronado High ... regional and state champion in 100 and 200 free in 2007 ... regional and state champion in 50 free and 100 fly in 2008 ... named All-American All-Star Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2008 ... captain of Boulder City Henderson Swim Team ... won multiple events over 11-year period ... invited to North American Challenge Cup two years in a row. Personal: Son of Beata Lorenc-Vanis ... only child ... birthday is June 26 ... majoring in international relations and national security.

Kyle Bandy FREE/FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-11 | 165 CORAL SPRINGS, FLA. | STONEMAN DOUGLAS Will add depth to a strong fly program … will help continue to build sprint free program. In High School: Captain at Stoneman Douglas High … six-time All-American and three-year state qualifier … three-time all-county … finished third in the 100 fly and first in the 400 free relay at states this past season ... placed first in the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay in 2007 at states … also placed fifth in the 100 fly … member of Coral Springs Swim Club.

Bandy’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 21.17, 3/26/09, FG Short Course JO 100 free: 46.64, 3/26/09, FG Short Course JO 100 fly: 50.66, 3/26/09, FG Short Course JO 200 fly: 1:52.19, 3/26/09, FG Short Course JO

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Vanis’ Best Times Short Course Yards 100 fly: 49.06, 2/22/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 fly: 1:47.32, 2/23/09, BIG EAST Championships 200 IM: 1:48.46, 2/21/09, BIG EAST Championships 400 IM: 4:00.06, 1/18/08, Southern Cal Grand Prix

Personal: Son of Jerry and Kay Bandy ... twin brother, Kevin, is a swimmer at Louisville … also has a sister … birthday is March 21 ... majoring in civil engineering.

DOWNES/DRAKE/GOLDTHORPE

Leonardo Downes BACK/FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-10 | 160 HOLLYWOOD, FLA. | SOUTH BROWARD A back and fly swimmer who has potential … good swimming background.

Downes’ Best Times Short Course Yards 100 back: 52.43, 3/12/09, FG Short Course JO 200 back: 1:51.43, 11/21/08, FG Short Course JO

In High School: Two-year team MVP at South Broward High … AllAmerican consideration in the 100 back … finished fifth in 2007 and seventh in 2008 in the 100 back at states … team captain from 2007-08 … member of the 2005 Venezuelan National Team … earned a silver medal in the 100 back and bronze in the 200 back while representing Venezuela at the Central American Games in 2005. Personal: Son of Douglas and Judy Downes ... has one brother and one sister … birthday is Feb. 8 ... enrolled in general studies.

Brian Drake DIVING | FRESHMAN | 6-1 | 170 CARLISLE, PA. | BIG SPRING

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Drake’s Best Dives

Will add depth to the diving squad … looking to gain experience this season.

1-meter board: 3-meter board:

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In High School: Two-year diver for Big Spring High … also a sprint freestyler in high school. Personal: Son of Jim and Joan Lartin-Drake ... has one brother … birthday is March 23 ... majoring in mechanical engineering.

Jared Goldthorpe FREE/BACK | FRESHMAN | 6-2 | 195 NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA | MATRAVILLE SPORTS Cornerstone of freshman class … looks to make immediate impact in free and back events, along with relays … hopes to qualify for BIG EAST and NCAA Championships.

Goldthorpe’s Best Times Short Course Meters 200 free: 1:46.08 400 free: 3:47.49 200 back: 1:53.77

In High School: Holds four records in Australian School National Championships … set records in 200 free in both 2006 and 2007 and 200 back in 2006 and 2007 … placed second in the 400 medley relay at 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Games in Guam … also finished fifth in the 200 back … selected to represent Australia at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in India … brought home gold in the 100 back, 200 back, 400 free relay, 800 free relay and 400 medley relay … all races ended in Commonwealth Youth Games records … youngest competitor at Beijing Olympics trials and finished eight in the 200 back … finished first in the 100 free, 200 free, 400 free and 200 back at 2008 New South Wales State Age Championships. Personal: Son of Gregory Jon Christie and Michele Kay Goldthorpe ... has older twin sisters … birthday is April 4 ... majoring in physical education.

KAUFFMAN/O’MALLEY/QUERCIAGROSSA

Graham Kauffman FREE/BREAST | FRESHMAN | 6-3 | 175 GREER, S.C. | ST. JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC Swimmer with strong potential … will add depth to free and breast events.

Kauffman’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 21.28, 4/6/09, YMCA Nationals 100 free: 47.34, 4/6/09, YMCA Nationals 100 breast: 58.52, 4/6/09, YMCA Nationals

In High School: Three-year captain and four-year team MVP at St. Joseph’s Catholic School of the SCISA (South Carolina Independent Schools Association) … SCISA Swimmer of the Year from 2006-08 … SCISA All-State from 2005-08 … holds SCISA state records in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free … 13-time SCISA state champion … South Carolina state record holder in the long course 100 breast … High School Sports Report SCISA Swimmer of the Year in 2006 … High School Sports Report SCISA all-state from 2006-08 … also member of YSpartaquatics Swim Club … member of four YMCA National Champion relays … member of National YMCA record holding 400 free relay … 14-time YMCA All-American … Junior National Qualifier in the 50 free, 100 breast and 100 free. Personal: Son of Kim and Collette Kauffman ... has two brothers and one sister … birthday is Aug. 28 ... majoring in business.

Tim O’Malley DISTANCE | FRESHMAN | 5-11 | 170 FULLERTON, CALIF. | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. O’Malley’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:36.16, 5/15/09, CIF-Southern Sectionals 1000 free: 9:29.48, 1/18/08, Southern Cal Grand Prix 1650 free: 15:58.64, 1/18/08, Southern Cal Grand Prix

In High School: Four-year All-American at Martin Luther King Jr. High ... undefeated for four season, in the 500 free in league swimming meets … Fullerton Area Swim Team member … eight-time Junior National Qualifier. Personal: Son of Thomas and Kathy O’Malley ... has one sister … birthday is Sept. 10 ... majoring in marketing.

Jake Querciagrossa DISTANCE | FRESHMAN | 6-1 | 160 PEORIA, ILL. | PEORIA NOTRE DAME One of the most versatile swimmers on the team … talented in free, back and IM events … tremendous upside … good worker who comes from a great club program. In High School: All-state swimmer at Peoria Notre Dame … 12-time all-conference and a two-time USA Swimming Academic All-American … 2007 Journal Star Swimmer of the year … four-year state qualifier … also member of Area Water Wizards.

Querciagrossa’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 free: 1:41.46, 2/21/09, Illinois State Sectionals 500 free: 4:31.82, 2/21/09, Illinois State Sectionals 100 back: 51.61, 3/12/09, Speedo Championships 200 back: 1:53.60, 11/21/08, WSTC Winter Champs

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Strong addition to mid-distance free and IM events … has a determined work ethic and has demonstrated great leadership in and out of the pool.

Personal: Son of A.J. and Kristen Querciagrossa ... has one brother and one sister … birthday is June 17 ... majoring in exercise physiology.

ROBINSON/SIMMONDS

Ethan Robinson DIVING | FRESHMAN | 6-0 | 155 SICKLERVILLE, N.J. | TIMBER CREEK Solid diver who hopes to continue the success of his brother, Brandon … has good potential. In High School: Top diver at Timber Creek High … broke school record in the 11-dive program … also holds the pole vault record for high school track team.

Robinson’s Best Dives 1-meter board: 3-meter board:

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Personal: Son of Andy and Kathy Robinson ... brother, Brandon, also is a diver at West Virginia ... birthday is June 12 ... majoring in art.

Hugh Simmonds FREE/BACK | FRESHMAN | 6-1 | 185 QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA | ANGLICAN CHURCH

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career.

Very strong addition to mid-distance free … can swim anything from the 100 free to the 1650 free … looks to compete at the highest level and help the 800 free relay … will prepare himself for a successful

Simmonds’ Best Times Long Course Meters 100 free: 52.93 200 free: 1:53.93 400 free: 4:03.41

In High School: Five-time high school age champion at Anglican Church … holds school records for the 200 free and 400 free … five-time national qualifier at East Brisbane swim club … national finalist, short course state medalist and state finalist … holds club records in the 100 free, 200 free and 400 free … at 2009 Australian Nationals, finished 18th in the 100 free, 9th in the 200 free and 17th in the 400 free. Personal: Son of Noel Simmonds and Wilma Walsh ... has one sister … birthday is Sept. 8 ... majoring in sport management.

KAYLA ANDREWS FREE/BACK/FLY | SENIOR | 5-11 NEWARK, DEL. | CAB CALLOWAY

Kayla Andrews Will lead the teams in sprint events … looking to continue success at all levels … will help lead talented incoming women’s class … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed 43rd in the 50 free (22.67), 27th in the 100 free (48.84) and 44th in the 100 fly (54.63) … placed first in the 100 free (48.53) and third in the 50 free (22.44) … finished in ninth in the 100 fly (53.91) … finished in first in the 50 free (23.52) at Ohio State … had two first-place finishes in the 50 free (23.25) and 100 free (50.01) against Maryland … finished in first place in the 100 free (50.02) at the Shamrock Invitational … also finished second in the 50 free (23.18) … had three first-place finishes at Pitt in the 100 back (56.83), 50 free (23.19) and 100 free (50.41) … took first place in the 100 back (57.84) and 100 free (50.44) at Cincinnati … also placed second in the 100 fly (56.09) … finished first against Louisville in the 50 free (23.21) and 100 free (50.51).

At West Virginia in 2006-07: Put together one of the most prolific rookie years in recent school history ... competed at the NCAA Championships and contributed on 17th place 200 medley relay (1:40.47) and 17th place 400 medley relay (3:40.77) ... finished 19th in the 100 free (49.40) at NCAAs, the fastest freshman time of the season ... recorded three wins at BIG EAST Championships ... took first in the 400 medley relay (3:40.36) and set conference records in the 100 free (49.02) and the 200 medley relay (1:40.58) ... scored firsts at Louisville in the 50 free (23.69) and 100 free (50.93) ... finished first in the 100 free (51.40) in win over Maryland. In High School: 2005 Delaware high school champion in 100 fly ... 2006 Delaware high school champion in 100 free ... 2006 YMCA Short Course National Champion in 100 free ... swam under Nate Keller at Cab Calloway High. Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Kari Andrews ... has two brothers ... birthday is July 13 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in exercise physiology. Andrews’ Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 100 free: 100 fly: 100 back:

22.44 48.33 53.19 55.74

2/18/09 2/20/08 2/18/09 2/14/07

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Posted an automatic qualifying time to the NCAA Championships, while also breaking a school- and meet-record at the BIG EAST Championships in the 100 free (48.33) ... also qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 50 free with a school-record time of 22.65 ... contributed to the first-place 200 medley relay (1:40.70) and the first-place 400 medley relay (3:41.46) at the BIG EAST Championships ... broke another school-record as a member of the second-place 400 free relay team (3:20.35)... posted a first-place finish in the 50 free (23.67) and the 100 free (50.32) at Penn State ... scored victories in the 50 free (23.82) and the 100 free (51.11) in win over Cincinnati ... finished first in the 200 free (1:55.41) and the 100 free (50.67) at Marshall ... placed first in the 100 back (58.20) and the 100 free (50.59) against Louisville ... finished first in the 50 free against Pitt (23.82) ... also placed first in the 100 free (50.67).

BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships

MORGAN CALLAWAY BACK/Free | SENIOR | 6-1 COATESVILLE, PA | COATESVILLE AREA

Morgan Callaway Returning women’s BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer … looks to continue dominance at all levels … will play a key part to this season’s success … continues to grow as a swimmer after a tremendous junior season … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Had one of the most memorable seasons in recent history … qualified for the NCAA Championships and placed 39th in the 200 free (1:47.39), 50th in the 200 back (1:58.10) and 48th in the 500 free (4:47.84) … was the named the women’s BIG EAST Most Outstanding Swimmer at the conference championships … was a part of 800 free relay (7:18.77) that finished third … member of the 200 medley relay (1:41.04) that finished in fourth place … placed first in the 500 free (4:46.69) … broke a school record in the 200 free (1:46.21), finishing first … broke another school record in the 100 back (54.02) leg of the 400 medley relay (3:40.59), which finished in third place … also broke a school record with a first-place finish in the 200 back (1:55.65) … finished in first place in the 100 back (57.37) and 200 back (2:04.55) at Ohio State … finished first in the 200 free (1:51.42) and 100 back (57.22) against Maryland … had three first-place finishes at Pitt in the 200 free (1:51.08), 200 back (2:04.17) and 500 free (5:00.64) … set a school record in the 500 free (4:45.80) with a 10th-place finish at Georgia Invitational … came in first place in the 200 back (2:06.97) and 500 free (5:01.64) at Cincinnati … began season at Marshall with first-place finishes in the 200 free (1:51.77) and 200 back (2:03.09).

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Represented the Mountaineers in the 500 free, 100 back and 200 back at the NCAA Championships ... broke her own school-records in the 100 back (54.13) and the 500 free (4:46.02)... broke an outstanding six school records at the BIG EAST Championships ... broke the first school-record as a member of the second place 800 free relay (7:17.69) ... other school-records and first-place finishes were in the 500 free (4:47.86) and 200 back (1:57.95) ... also finished first in the 100 back (58.24) ... scored victories in the 200 free (1:54.03) and 100 back (57.83) against Cincinnati ... captured first in the 100 back (57.76) and 200 back (2:06.56) against Marshall ... also finished first in the 200 back (2:06.76). At West Virginia in 2006-07: Set a BIG EAST and school record at first NCAA Championships as a member of 17th place 200 medley relay team (1:40.47) ... also contributed on 17th place 400 medley relay (3:40.77) ... on winning 200 medley relay (1:40.58) and 400 medley relay (3:40.36) at BIG EAST Championships ... also finished second in 200 back (1:59.64) and 400 free relay (3:21.00) ... scored victories at Louisville in the 100 back (56.92) and 200 back (2:02.07). In High School: Captain of Brandywine Coatesville YMCA swim team ... team captain at Coatesville Area High. Personal: Daughter of Edward and Linda Callaway ... has three sisters ... birthday is July 7 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in child development and family studies.

Callaway’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 free: 500 free: 100 back: 200 back:

1:46.21 4:45.80 54.02 1:55.65

2/19/09 12/5/08 2/19/09 2/19/09

BIG EAST Championships Georgia Invitational BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships

ASHLEY MALIK DIVING | SENIOR | 5-2 LATROBE, PA | GREATER LATROBE

Ashley Malik Has continuously improved throughout her career … looks to lead divers in dual and conference meets … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Qualified for the BIG EAST Championships and finished 16th in the 1-meter (197.70 points) … placed second in both 1-meter (227.85 points) and 3-meter (228.53 points) against Maryland … finished 3-meter (160.45 points) in third place at Pitt … broke school record in 1-meter (270.75 points) at Arizona and finished in second place … also placed second in the 3-meter (266.93 points) … finished second in 1-meter (219.68 points) against Penn State … also finished third in the 3-meter (210.53 points) in the home opener.

At West Virginia in 2006-07: Went to BIG EAST Championships as a freshman and placed 12th in the 1-meter (204.45) … started career with a fourth-place finish in the 3-meter (195.70 points) against Penn State ... won both the 1-meter (249.08 points) and 3-meter (215.63 points) in Maryland home victory ... took third in the 3-meter (201.30 points) at Pitt ... showed strength with second-place finish in the 1meter (228.00 points) in wins over St. Bonaventure and Georgetown ... victorious in the 1-meter (234.75) and the 3-meter (238.35 points) against Cincinnati. In High School: Three-year qualifier for WPIAL Championships while attending Greater Latrobe Senior High … qualified for PIAA Championships and placed in finals. Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Leanne Malik ... has one brother, Aaron, who is a graduate assistant for the WVU football team ... birthday is Nov. 6 ... majoring in sport management ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Came in 18th in the 1-meter and 20th in the 3meter at BIG EAST Championships ... posted a first-place finish in the 1-meter (245.22 points) against Cincinnati ... finished third in the 1-meter (205.20 points) against Georgetown, as well as third in the 3-meter (205.20 points) ... placed first in the 1-meter (228.00 points) against Pitt ... also posted a second-place finish in the 3-meter (219.14 points) ... placed third in both the 1-meter (200.92 points) and 3-meter (211.87 points) at Marshall … placed third in the 1-meter (217.72 points) at Louisville.

Malik’s Best Dives 1-meter board: 3-meter board:

270.75 266.93

1/8/09 1/8/09

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BETHANY PERNA DIVING | SENIOR | 5-9 WESTMINSTER, Md. | winters mill

Bethany Perna New diver who will look to add depth on both boards ... former member of the rowing team. In High School: Track and field star at Winter Mills High ... was also track athlete of the year in 2006 ... played field hockey as well.

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Personal: Daughter of John and Elizabeth Perna … birthday is May 25 ... majoring in physical education teaching.

Perna’s 1-meter board: 3-meter board:

Best Dives has yet to compete has yet to compete

SHAUNNA PURTELL FREE | SENIOR | 5-10 the woodlands, texas | the woodlands

Shaunna Purtell Has continuously improved and will play a key part in the individual and relay events ... looking to make a splash at the national level … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Had a great showing at the BIG EAST Championships earning all-conference honors … was part of 800 free relay (7:18.77) that finished third … swam to an eighth-place finish in the 500 free (4:56.08) … also was a member of the third place 200 free relay (1:32.03) and second place 400 free relay (3:18.20) … swam to seventh place in 200 free (1.49.96) … rounded out championships with sixth-place finish in the 100 free (50.39) … finished second in 100 free (52.58) at Ohio State … came in second in 500 free (5:07.47) against Maryland … member of the 200 free relay team (1:35.63) that finished in second at the Shamrock Invitational … also placed fourth in the 800 free relay (7:40.98) and second in the 400 free relay (3:27.56) … captured a second-place finish in the 100 free (52.21) at Pitt … outstanding meet at Cincinnati, finishing second in the 50 free (24.34), 200 free (1:54.11) and 500 free (5:10.78).

At West Virginia in 2006-07: Member of the third place 800 free relay (7:20.14) at the BIG EAST Championships ... finished fifth in the 100 free (53.55) against Penn State in first collegiate meet ... won first race at WVU, contributing to the 200 free relay (1:34.91) at Louisville ... versatility paid off in wins over St. Bonaventure and Georgetown, taking first in the 200 free (1:53.94) and the 500 free (5:04.15) ... secured second in the 200 free (1:55.70) at Cincinnati. In High School: Four-year high school All-American ... Junior National qualifier ... Senior National qualifier ... four-time qualifier for state championships ... team captain at The Woodlands High. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Lisa Purtell ... has one brother ... birthday is Sept. 9 ... majoring in English.

Purtell’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 100 free: 200 free: 500 free:

23.51 50.37 1:49.83 4:51.20

2/18/09 2/18/09 2/18/09 2/18/09

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Member of the 800 free relay (7:17.69) that placed second at BIG EAST Championships for a school-record ... contributed to the 400 free relay (3:20.53) that set a school-record ... also finished sixth in the 200 free (1:50.77) ... finished fifth in the 200 free (1:56.21) against Penn State ... contributed to the 200 free relay (1:40.29) that posted a first-place finish at Georgetown ... came in second in the 200 free (1:53.86) against Louisville ... scored a first-place finish in the 1000 free (10:25.57) against Marshall ... helped capture first-place finish as part of the 400 medley relay (3:53.19) against Pitt.

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STEPHANIE SHUPE FLY/Free | SENIOR | 5-6 BERWYN, PA. | CONESTOGA

Stephanie Shupe Strong swimmer who continues to excel in the water … looks to be a leader to the younger athletes … hopes to have a standout senior year … BIG EAST qualifier. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Had a great showing at the BIG EAST Championships, earning all-conference honors … finished the 100 fly (54.52) in sixth place … member of the third place 200 free relay (1:32.03) and second place 400 free relay (3:18.20) … also part of the third place 400 medley relay (3:40.59) … swam to second place in the 100 fly (57.68) at Ohio State … finished the 100 fly (56.83) second against Maryland … also placed fifth in the 100 fly (57.92) … captured a first-place finish in the 100 fly (57.31) at Pitt … finished in first place at Arizona in the 100 fly (58.19) … came in sixth place at the Georgia Invitational in the 100 fly (54.53) … finished the 200 fly (2:09.17) in first at Cincinnati … finished second in the 100 fly (56.88) at Louisville … placed second in the 100 fly (57.92) in season opener at Marshall … also member of first place 400 free relay (3:28.42).

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At West Virginia in 2007-08: Posted first-place finishes at the BIG EAST Championships as a member of the 200 medley relay (1:40.80) and the 400 medley (3:41.46) ... also contributed to the second place 400 free relay team (3:20.35) that broke a school-record ... came in fourth in the 100 fly (55.74) ... broke a pool record as part of the 200 medley relay (1:47.89) at Georgetown ... captured first in the 50 free (25.06) against Marshall ... helped capture first place as part of the 400 medley relay (3:53.19) against Pitt. At West Virginia in 2006-07: Put together a phenomenal first season with the Mountaineers, contributing on the 17th place 400 medley relay (3:40.77) at the NCAA Championships ... also a member of the 17th place 200 medley relay (1:40.47) that set a BIG EAST and school-record at the championships ... won two relays and placed second in another at first BIG EAST Championships ... contributed on the record-setting, winning 200 medley relay (1:40.58) and the winning 400 medley relay (3:40.36) ... also placed second in the 200 free relay (1:31.89) and the 100 fly (54.72) ... won five events at the Terrapin Cup, including the 100 fly (56.02), the 200 free relay (1:33.75), the 200 medley relay (1:42.08), the 400 free relay (3:24.23) and the 400 medley relay (3:47.72). In High School: High school All-American ... 100 fly record holder ... team captain at Conestoga High ... Central League MVP ... five-year YMCA national participant and finalist. Personal: Daughter of Karen Shupe ... has two brothers ... birthday is June 29 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in sport and exercise psychology.

Shupe’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 100 free: 100 fly: 200 fly:

23.65 51.11 54.23 2:04.97

2/18/09 2/18/09 3/13/09 2/14/07

BIG EAST Championships BIG EAST Championships West Virginia SC Championships BIG EAST Championships

MORELAND/KOSMAK/MORRISON

Maggie Moreland FLY | JUNIOR | 5-4 MORGANTOWN, W.VA. | MORGANTOWN Local walk-on swimmer ... will add depth to the butterfly events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Moreland’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 fly: 57.99, 2/18/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 breast: 1:08.17, 2/18/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Finished third in 100 fly (59.89) at Ohio State … part of a fourth place 200 medley relay (1:55.99) against Maryland … also placed sixth in the 100 fly (1:00.26) and 100 breast (1:11.85) … placed second in 50 breast (32.50) at Arizona … member of second place 200 free relay (1:42.97) against Penn State. In High School: Captained swim team at Morgantown High ... NCAC Conference Swimmer of the Year. Personal: Daughter of David and Roxann Moreland ... has one brother ... birthday is Oct. 23 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in biology.

Sarah Kosmak FREE | SOPHOMORE | 5-9 GRANDVILLE, MICH. | JENISON Experienced swimmer who will add depth to sprint events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Kosmak’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 24.07, 1/10/09, Pitt 100 free: 52.49, 3/14/08, Michigan JAWS

In High School: Captain at Jenison High ... all-state and All-American swimmer ... took fourth in 2004 in the 50 free and 400 free relay at states ... finished seventh in 2005 in the 50 free and 400 free relay at states ... finished ninth in the 50 free, third in the 200 free relay and fourth in the 400 free relay in 2006 at states ... finished second in the 50 free, third in the 100 free and fifth in the 400 free relay in 2007 at state championship ... five-time Michigan state club champion in the 50 free, 100 free, 800 free relay, and 400 medley relay ... Central Zone champion twice in the 50 free and the 100 free ... National T16 rating in the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free relay ... was a NCSA junior nationals qualifier ... also participated in track. Personal: Daughter of Tomas and Rita Kosmak ... one of four children ... birthday is Jan. 25 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in psychology.

Madison Morrison BACK | SOPHOMORE | 5-10 WILMINGTON, DEL. | ST. MARK’S Will add depth to the backstroke events … also has the ability to swim free events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Morrison’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 back: 1:00.21, 2/21/07, Delaware HS Championships 200 back: 2:13.97, 1/23/09, Shamrock Invitational

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Member of fourth-place 200 medley relay team (1:55.99) against Maryland … finished fifth in the 100 back (1:05.25) at Arizona … part of the fourth place 400 medley relay team (4:09.12) at Cincinnati … also finished fifth in the 200 back (2:19.49) … opened the season as a member of the fourth place 400 free relay (3:44.62) at Marshall.

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At West Virginia in 2008-09: Earned all-conference honors at the BIG EAST Championships as a member of the third-place, 200 free relay (1:32.03) … finished the 50 free (25.01) in third place at Ohio State … also finished fourth in the 100 free (54.63) … helped the 200 free relay (1:37.46) to second place against Maryland … had outstanding meet at Pitt, finished second in the 50 free (24.07), fourth in the 100 free (52.58) and first in the 400 free relay (3:26.11) … finished fourth in the 50 free (24.95) at Cincinnati.

In High School: Four-time, first team all-state at St. Mark’s High ... swam club for Team Delaware and Delaware Swim Team ... helped win state championship in 2000, 2004-06 ... made sectional cuts in the 100 back, 200 back, 50 free and 100 free. Personal: Daughter of Gregory and Mary Morrison ... one of five children ... father swam for Delaware ... uncle, Barry Morrison, was a swimming captain at WVU ... birthday is April 26 ... majoring in sport and exercise psychology.

SHULTZ/STUDER/CONNER

Heidi Shultz FREE | SOPHOMORE | 5-4 MORGANTOWN, W.VA. | MORGANTOWN Local who will alternate between free and breast events.

Shultz’s Best Times Short Course Yards 50 free: 26.20, 1/31/09, Maryland 100 free: 57.24, 12/5/09, Georgia Invitational

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Helped the 200 medley relay (1:55.99) finish fourth against Maryland … was a member of the fifth-place, 400 medley relay (3:48.50) at Pitt … contributed with a fifth-place finish in the 50 free (26.60) against Cincinnati … helped 400 free relay (3:44.49) secure second at Louisville … finished sixth in the 50 free (26.68) in season opener at Marshall. In High School: Captain at University High ... state finalist from 2004-08 ... two-time all-conference ... four-year honor roll student. Personal: Daughter of Lester and Kelly Shultz ... one of five children ... birthday is Feb. 8 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... majoring in exercise physiology.

Jaryn Studer BREAST/IM | SOPHOMORE | 5-8 ANKENY, IOWA | ANKENY

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Coming off a solid first season … continues to add depth in the breast and IM events … BIG EAST qualifier.

Studer’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 2:03.92, 2/18/09, BIG EAST Championships 100 breast: 1:05.35, 2/29/08, Iowa SC Championships 200 breast: 2:17.43, 2/18/09, BIG EAST Championships

At West Virginia in 2008-09: Earned all-conference honors with third-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:40.59) at the BIG EAST Championships … also placed 10th in the 200 breast (2:17.43) … came in third place in the 200 breast (2:28.23) at Ohio State … helped the 200 medley relay (1:46.85) to a second-place finish at Pitt … took fourth in the 100 breast (1:08.74) as well … captured first place in the 400 IM (4:33.40) at Cincinnati … also finished second in the 200 breast (1:08.26) … placed second in the 200 IM (2:11.53) at Louisville. In High School: Senior captain at Ankeny High ... three-time team MVP ... two-time 100 breast state champ ... two-time 200 medley relay state champ ... 200 IM state champ ... three-time All-American ... nine-time conference and regional champion ... five-time first team all-state in 200 IM and 100 breast ... second fastest Iowa state high school 100 breast time ... three-time high school record holder in 200 IM and 100 breast ... 2005 regional swimmer of the year ... holds numerous USA swimming records ... three-time scholastic All-American ... National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Jon and Mary Studer ... has one brother ... mother swam at Iowa ... birthday is July 10 ... Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll member ... BIG EAST Academic All-Star … majoring in industrial engineering.

Sara Conner FREE | r-FRESHMAN | 5-10 SARASOTA, FLA. | SARASOTA CHRISTIAN Took a medical redshirt last season … looks to come back stronger ... will add depth to relay teams and in mid and long distance. At West Virginia in 2008-09: Received a medical redshirt.

Conner’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:57.45, 4/1/08, YMCA Nationals 1000 free: 10:04.38, 4/1/08, YMCA Nationals 1650 free: 16:55.09, 4/2/07, YMCA Nationals

In High School: Senior captain at Sarasota Christian High ... was an all-area swimmer from 2005-08 ... two-time All-American ... member of 2005-08 YMCA national teams ... finished fourth in the 500 free and sixth in the 200 free at the Class 1A FHSAA finals ... helped the Sarasota YMCA Sharks to a short course championship. Personal: Daughter of Pete and Amy Connor ... one of three children ... grandfather, Bill Cox, was an All-American football player at Duke ... birthday is Aug. 10 ... majoring in business.

BURNETT/CARRINGTON/DAVIS

Rachael Burnett FREE | FRESHMAN | 5-9 SPRINGFIELD, VA. | ANNANDALE Top recruit who will boost team in distance and relay events.

Burnett’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 free: 1:50.24, 3/26/09, Speedo Champions Series 500 free: 4:50.14, 2/20/09, Virginia State Championships 200 IM: 2:04.85, 3/26/09, Speedo Champions Series 400 IM: 4:21.70, 3/26/09, Speedo Champions Series

In High School: Four-year Virginia state qualifier at Annandale High … set a state record in the 500 free during the 2009 state championships … also placed second in the 200 free … as a junior, finished third in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 free … finished in first place in the 500 free and third in the 200 free during sophomore year … four-time Washington Post All-Met selection … earned first-team in 2008-09, second team accolades from 2006-08 and honorable mention in 2005-06 … also member of the Potomac Marlins … one-time U.S. Open qualifier … five-time Junior National qualifier. Personal: Daughter of Bill and Jaelyn Burnett ... has one sister … birthday is Jan. 10 ... enrolled in exercise physiology.

Austen Carrington BACK/FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-5 ALPHARETTA, GA. | ALPHARETTA

In High School: Member of the prestigious Swim Atlanta club team … state finalist at Alpharetta High from 2006-08 in the 200 IM and 100 fly … 2005 long course state champion in the 200 fly … perennial Georgia All-Star swimmer … 2007 Southern Zone Team member … 2005 Zone Select Camp member.

Carrington’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 back: 1:00.60, 12/7/07, Georgia Swimming, Inc., Senior 200 back: 2:04.15, 12/7/07, Georgia Swimming, Inc., Senior 100 fly: 57.63, 12/7/07, Georgia Swimming, Inc., Senior 200 fly: 2:05.37, 3/5/09, SZ Eastern Section Sr.

Personal: Daughter of Frank and Pam Carrington ... has one brother and one sister … birthday is Aug. 25 ... majoring in education.

Melissa Davis FREE/FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-3 LANCASTER, OHIO | LANCASTER Great athlete who has a good swimming background … will help team in the free and fly events.

Davis’ Best Times Short Course Yards Unavailable

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Versatile swimmer who comes from a great club team … will add needed depth to her events.

In High School: Four-year swimmer at Lancaster High … also ran cross country for four seasons and captained both teams … holds high school records in 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay … helped team qualify for states senior year … National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of David and Ginger Davis ... mother ran track and cross country at Thiel College … has two sisters and one brother … birthday is Dec. 4 ... majoring in biology.

FODOR/MANEELY/MATTHEWS

Kata Fodor FREE | FRESHMAN | 5-8 SARASOTA, FLA. | BOOKER Hard-working swimmer who will have an immediate impact in the distance events.

Fodor’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:47.25, 4/6/09, YMCA Nationals 1650 free: 16:25.43, 4/6/09, YMCA Nationals

In High School: Four-year All-American and state qualifier for Booker High … placed sixth in states in the 200 and 500 free in 2008 … finished fourth in the 200 free and second in the 500 free in 2007 … placed second in the 200 IM and sixth in the 500 free during the 2006 state championships … placed fourth in the 200 free during her freshman campaign … also swam for the Sarasota YMCA Sharks … Olympic Trials qualifier … three-time U.S. Open qualifier … two-time National qualifier … six-time Junior National qualifier. Personal: Daughter of Laszlo and Katalin Fodor ... only child … birthday is Jan. 9 ... enrolled in general studies.

Devan Maneely BREAST/IM | FRESHMAN | 4-10 BOYDS, MD. | POOLESVILLE

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Swimmer who will add depth in the breast events. In High School: Four-year varsity swimmer at Poolesville Senior High … team MVP … county swimming qualifier … participated in U.S. Long Course Junior Nationals and short course Nationals.

Maneely’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 2:15.96, 2/18/09, Metros HS Championships 100 breast: 1:07.19, 2/24/06, Metros HS Championships 200 breast: 2:22.71, 12/6/07, Tom Dolan Invitational

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Ella Manelly ... has one sister … birthday is Jan. 26 ... majoring in fashion design and merchandising.

Robyn Matthews BREAST/FREE/IM | FRESHMAN | 5-6 EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND | GEORGE WATSON’S Late addition to the women’s recruiting class … hopes to make immediate impact not only at the BIG EAST level, but also nationally.

Matthews’ Best Times Long Course Meters 200 free: 2:02.68 400 free: 4:18.25 100 breast: 1:12.21 200 IM: 2:22.79 400 IM: 4:53.71

In High School: Member of the Great Britain World Class Development program from 2007-09 … has earned two Senior Great Britain Caps … first Cap came in 2007 at the Paris Open … second Cap came in 2008 at the Canadian Tri Nations meet … member of the Scottish team for the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games … won silver medal in the 100 breast … went to the World Youth Championships in 2008 in Mexico … won silver in free 800 free relay … won bronze in the 200 IM and silver in the 400 IM at the 2007 British Youth Championships … gathered 16 medals and won the best female performance and best overall performance at Scottish Short Course Nationals in 2007 … holds the 13 year old British record for 100 breast … part of the European Junior Great Britain team … member of the Scottish Institute of Sport for 2008-09. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Elaine Matthews … only child ... birthday is Oct. 17 ... enrolled in general studies.

MCCANN/NUGENT/STORIE

Breanna McCann BREAST/IM | FRESHMAN | 5-7 MEDINA, OHIO | FIRESTONE Strong swimmer who continues to get better … will help immediately in breast and relay events.

McCann’s Best Times Short Course Yards 200 IM: 2:00.04, 2/25/09, Ohio HS Championships 400 IM: 4:25.06, 3/6/09, Gold Champs 100 breast: 1:02.48, 2/25/09, Ohio HS Championships 200 breast: 2:16.49, 3/12/09, Section 1 Speedo Champs

In High School: Two-time captain and four-year All-American at Firestone High … placed first in the 200 IM and second in the 100 breast at the 2009 Ohio state high school championships … second place at state meet in 2008 in the 200 IM … three-time Akron Beacon Journal all-star … swam for Akron Swim Team and was on the Journal National team … also ran cross-country in high school.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Laura McCann ... sister Brittany swims for Cleveland State … birthday is Sept. 26 ... majoring in sports psychology.

Amanda Nugent FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-7 GREATER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND | ECCLES Experienced international talent who will look to make immediate impact at BIG EAST and NCAA Championships.

In High School: Ranked second in the 200 fly in United Kingdom … five-year qualifier for the British Nationals and British Championships … member of City of Salford swim club and was the 2008 Salford Sports Achiever of the Year … set English schools’ record in the 100 fly … holds the W.I.S.E. (Wales, Ireland, Scotland, England) Schools International records in the 100 and 200 fly. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Pamela Nugent ... has one sister … birthday is June 12 ... majoring in fashion design and merchandising.

Sloan Storie FREE/IM | FRESHMAN | 5-3 CORVALLIS, ORE. | CORVALLIS Has a great swimming background and will add to a talented distance group.

Storie’s Best Times Short Course Yards 500 free: 4:59.31, 2/18/09, NCSA Junior Champs 1650 free: 17:14.01, 3/18/08, NCSA Junior Champs 200 IM: 2:05.86, 2/15/08, Oregon State Championships 400 IM: 4:30.21, 3/20/07, NCSA Junior Champs

In High School: Captain at Corvallis High … 2009 Oregon 5A state champion in 200 free and 500 free … set two state records with first-places finishes in the 200 free and 200 IM at 2008 Oregon 5A championships … placed second in 200 IM and 100 fly in 2007 Oregon 5A championships … two-time Nationals qualifier at Corvallis Aquatic Team … two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … three-time NISCA All-American Swimming Award winner … two-time Rotary Award recipient for swimming … also was a two-time state qualifier in cross-country … two-time Rotary Award winner for cross-country.

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Nugent’s Best Times Long Course Meters 400 free: 4:23.65 100 fly: 1:01.99 200 fly: 2:13.16

Personal: Daughter of Judy Storie ... comes from an outstanding swimming family … brother Tyler swam for USC, while other brother, Logan, currently swims at Florida … sister Malia swam at Oregon State … birthday is Feb. 15 ... majoring in elementary education.

VETTERLEIN

Nikki Vetterlein BACK/FLY | FRESHMAN | 5-6 SEATTLE, WASH. | JOHN F. KENNEDY Talented swimmer who will look to contribute in the butterfly and backstroke events.

Vetterlein’s Best Times Short Course Yards 100 fly: 55.94, 11/13/08, Washington HS Champs 100 back: 57.75, 11/13/08, Washington HS Champs

In High School: Helped John F. Kennedy High to two Washington 3A state titles ... four-year state qualifier ... state champion in the 100 fly in 2007 … placed second in the 100 fly and third in the 100 back at 2008 state championships … member of the 200 medley relay that finished first four-straight years at the state championships … that team also set the state and school record in 2008 … also on the 400 free relay that finished first at states for three consecutive seasons and set state and school record in 2008 … swam at KING Aquatic Club, where she was a two-time U.S. Open qualifier and holds records in the 400 free relay and 200 medley relay.

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Personal: Daughter of Malcolm and Lisa Vetterlein ... twin sister Allie is a swimmer at Pacific … birthday is Oct. 6 ... enrolled in general studies.

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2008-09 SEASON REVIEW

the 2008-09 season 2008-09 Individual & Team Awards

In her junior season, Morgan Callaway has established herself as one of the top swimmers in the conference.. 2008-09 INDIVIDUAL HONORS BIG EAST WOMEN’S MOST OUTSTANDING SWIMMER Morgan Callaway ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM Michael Walker - 1x, Kayla Andrews - 1x, Morgan Callaway - 3x, Lindsey Largo - 1x CSCAA SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS Kayla Andrews, Morgan Callaway, Lindsey Largo CSCAA HONORABLE MENTION SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICANS Pablo Marmolejo

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2008-09 TEAM HONORS

CSCAA Scholar-athlete team

The 2008-09 editions of the West Virginia Mountaineers swimming and diving teams saw many highlights during their second season under coach Vic Riggs. The men posted a 4-10 record and a fourth-place finish at the BIG EAST Championships, while the women managed a 3-12 mark with a fifth-place finish in the conference. Although the dual meet record does not necessarily show the success, the team gained much needed experience throughout the season. The season began with a trip to Huntington, W.Va., for the men to take on East Carolina and Xavier, while the women faced those two plus Marshall. The men swept the competition defeating the Pirates and Musketeers by scores of 151-137 and 235-43, respectively. Junior George Farquhar garnered his first victory as Mountaineer with his win in the 100 breast, while senior Pablo Marmolejo finished with three first-place finishes, senior Michael Walker with two and junior Tim Field, freshman Matt O’Neill and junior Brandon Robinson all finishing in first once. The women went 2-1 on the trip defeating Marshall, 171-124 and Xavier, 192-46 and losing to East Carolina, 119-171. Continuing on the success built from the previous season, juniors Kayla Andrews and Morgan Callaway and senior Lindsey Largo each had multiple first-place finishes. Senior Isabel Perez also scored first in the 200 breast. After a ten-day layoff, the squads were back in action hosting nationally ranked Penn State in the home opener at the WVU Natatorium. The men fell by a score of 145-93, while the women were defeated 145-84. The teams knew of the challenge Penn State was and the Mountaineers challenged themselves to have in-season best rimes and ended up having 47 out of 66 swims go for season best times.

Despite the loss to Penn State, the Mountaineers had a successful evening in the men’s and women’s events. The men had three first-place finishes from Walker and Marmolejo, while the women had strong performances from Andrews and Callaway. The dynamic duo totaled for three first-place finishes including three pool records. The following weekend, West Virginia was defeated by both Virginia Tech and NC State in Blacksburg, Va. The men’s team was defeated by NC State, 188.50-123.50, and Virginia Tech 200-109. The women’s team fell to NC State, 187-118 and Virginia Tech, 199-93. Marmolejo and Walker both had successful meets, along with Farquhar and freshman Martin Vanis. Marmolejo had first-place finishes in the 200 fly, 200 IM and the 100 fly. Vanis built off of previous meets this season and finished second behind Marmolejo in the 100 fly and finished fourth in the 200 fly. Walker finished first in the 200 breast and third in the 100 back. Andrews led the women once again with two first place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free. She also finished second in the 100 back. West Virginia then traveled to Louisville, followed by Cincinnati in the BIG EAST regular season openers and found some success over the weekend. The men’s team was defeated by the No. 18 Louisville men, 178-122 and the Louisville women, ranked No. 26, defeated the Mountaineers, 18294. The men had great performances from Walker and Marmolejo. WVU also got key swims from Vanis and fellow freshman Brad Eichenseer and Taylor Camp. Marmolejo set a pool record in the 200 IM and the Mexico City, Mexico, native also finished first in the 100 fly and the 200 fly.

2008-09 SEASON REVIEW For the women, Andrews continued her dominating season. Andrews broke pool records in both the 50 free and the 100 free, while finishing second in the 100 back. Andrews was also part of the 400 free relay team with fellow juniors Callaway, Stephanie and Shaunna Purtell. The foursome finished first and broke another pool record. Callaway also had a first place finish in the 200 free and placed second in the 200 back and 500 free. After a month of training the squad was back in action at the Georgia Invitational in Athens, Ga., with Cal, Clemson, Denver, Georgia and Harvard. Throughout the three-day competition, West Virginia received multiple NCAA “B” cut times and a new school record set by Callaway in the 500 free. Due to the student-athletes obligations to first semester finals Mountaineers were forced to leave early from Athens. West Virginia

2008-09 Men’s Results OVERALL RECORD: 4-10

SITE W/L SCORE Huntington, W.Va. W 235-43 Huntington, W.Va. W 151-137 Morgantown L 93-145 Blacksburg, Va. L 109-200 Blacksburg, Va. L 123.5-188.5 Louisville, Ky. L 122-178 Cincinnati, Ohio W 167-137 Athens, Ga. 5th 383 pts. Tucson, Ariz. L 128-168 Pittsburgh, Pa. L 144.5-155.5 Notre Dame, Ind. L 127-243 Notre Dame, Ind. L 150-218 Notre Dame, Ind. L 168-200 Morgantown W 147-84 Morgantown L 121-162 Indianapolis, Ind. 4th College Station, Texas 34th

405 pts. 6 pts.

2008-09 Women’s Results OVERALL RECORD: 4-10

DATE OPPONENT SITE W/L SCORE Oct. 11 at Marshall Huntington, W.Va. W 171-124 Oct. 11 vs. East Carolina Huntington, W.Va. L 119-171 Oct. 11 vs. Xavier Huntington, W.Va. W 192-46 Oct. 22 Penn State Morgantown L 84-145 Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. L 93-199 Oct. 25 vs. NC State Blacksburg, Va. L 118-187 Nov. 7 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. L 94-182 Sept. 21 at Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio W 147.5-142.5 Dec. 5-7 at Georgia Invitational Athens, Ga. 6th 229 pts. Jan. 8 at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. L 128-168 Jan. 10 at Pitt Pittsburgh, Pa. L 131.5-166.5 Jan, 23-24 at Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. L 97.5-265.5 Jan, 23-24 vs. Denver Notre Dame, Ind. L 157-190 Jan, 23-24 vs. Michigan State Notre Dame, Ind. L 168-187 Jan. 31 Maryland Morgantown L 103-134 Feb. 6 at Ohio State Morgantown L 77-165 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 19-21 Indianapolis, Ind. 5th 377 pts. WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 17-20 College Station, Texas - Kayla Andrews

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DATE OPPONENT Oct. 11 vs. East Carolina Oct. 11 vs. Xavier Oct. 22 Penn State Oct. 25 at Virginia Tech Oct. 25 vs. NC State Nov. 7 at Louisville Sept. 21 at Cincinnati Dec. 5-7 at Georgia Invitational Jan. 8 at Arizona Jan. 10 at Pitt Jan, 23-24 at Notre Dame Jan, 23-24 vs. Denver Jan, 23-24 vs. Michigan State Jan. 31 Maryland Feb. 6 at Ohio State BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 19-21 MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS March 26-28

completed the preliminary rounds and then swam in the 1650 free in the finals on the final day of competition. From Dec. 30 to Jan. 9, the teams then took the first training trip under Riggs, traveling to Tucson, Ariz., training with defending men’s and women’s NCAA Champions Arizona. On the final day of the trip, both teams swam in a dual meet against Arizona. The women’s squad had key swims, however, Arizona’s depth proved to be too much as the Wildcats posted a 168-128 victory. The men’s team performed better, but again last year’s champions defeated the Mountaineers 183.5-140.5. After a flight back from Tucson to Pittsburgh, the team spent one night in a hotel and went to Pitt’s campus the following day to take on the Panthers. Despite gathering 19 first-place finishes, the rivalry saw the Panthers defeat the Mountaineer men in a very exciting back and forth meet, 155.5-144.5, while the women lost 166.5-131.5. West Virginia’s men’s squad was led by Walker who had four first-place finishes, along with Marmolejo and Farquhar earning first place three times. Farquhar placed first in both the 100 breast and the 200 breast. Walker finished first in the 100 back and 200 back. He also swam in the 200 IM where he had a first-place finish. Marmolejo won individual events in the 100 fly, 200 fly and finished tenths of a second behind Walker in the 200 IM. Distance swimmer Galbreath provided excitement with wins in both of his events, the 500 free and the 1000 free. The women’s team also had multiple first-place finishes with Andrews garnering four and Callaway swimming to victory three times. Andrews’ first-place finishes were in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back. Coming in second place in the 50 free was freshman Sarah Kosmak, who had a brilliant day. West Virginia used the depth of Callaway to gain victories in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 back.

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West Virginia then travel to the Shamrock Invitational where the men were defeated by Denver (150-218), Michigan State (168-200) and Notre Dame (127-243). The women were also defeated by Denver (157-190), Michigan State (168-187) and Notre Dame (97.5-265.5). The following weekend was senior day for West Virginia at the WVU Natatorium. The men defeated Maryland, 147-84, while the women fell by a close margin to the Terrapins, 134-103. Overall, there were three pool records broken. West Virginia won the first two individual events of the day when Galbreath won the 1000 free and Camp won the 200 free. Two events later, the Mountaineers earned a 1-2 finish in the 200 IM, with Walker leading the way with a first-place finished and Marmolejo placing second. The women continued to see success, winning the following three events starting with the 1000 free in which Largo swept the competition by 25 seconds. Callaway followed Largo’s performance with a win in the 200 free finishing first followed by Andrews setting a pool record in the 50 free. In its final tune-up before the BIG EAST Championships, the West Virginia men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams fell to Ohio State. The men were defeated by the No. 10 Buckeyes, 162-121 and the women fell 165-77. The word consistency is one that can be used to describe the WVU swimming and diving team’s performance at the 2009 BIG EAST Championships. The Mountaineers finished up in fourth place on men’s

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side and fifth on the women’s. The men scored 405 points trailing Notre Dame (782.5), Louisville (773) and Pitt (442.5), while the women scored 377 points behind Notre Dame (828), Louisville (581), Pitt (492.5) and Rutgers (380). Throughout the championships, West Virginia produced a total of four individual BIG EAST Champions. Walker gave the men a win in the 400 IM with his BIG EAST and school record time of 3:45.45, while Callaway led the women with wins in the 500 free, 200 free and 200 back, all new school records. Andrews gathered the fifth and final champion title tonight with her win first-place finish in the 100 free. Largo also was a BIG EAST Champion in the mile. Another highlight of the night was win Callaway was named the BIG EAST Women’s Most Outstanding Swimmer. Robinson went on to represent the divers at the 2009 NCAA Zone “A” Diving Championships becoming the first WVU diver to do so in a few years. Robinson was unable to qualify for the NCAAs, but still had a successful learning experience. Andrews, Callaway and Largo all managed to qualify for the NCAA Championships on the women’s side, while Walker earned honorable mention All-American status with his 11th-place finish in the 400 IM. The WVU swimming and diving team proved that it was a BIG EAST competitor last season. With a full roster, look for the Mountaineers to come back in the 2009-10 season with hopes to regain the BIG EAST title.

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Rick Hyser

Nick Delic

1983

2006, 2007

Wayne, Pa.

During his third appearance at the NCAA Championships, Hyser became WVUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first male All-America swimmer, placing 10th in the 100-yard butterfly at the NCAA finals in Indianapolis. The Mountaineer team captain and five-time school recordholder, posted a time of 48.29 in the 100 fly to attain his All-America status.

Kreg Lewis

Chris Hagedorn

1986

2006

Towson, Md.

A transfer from national champion Florida, Lewis brought All-America honors to WVU in 1986 with his ninth-place finish in the 100 fly at the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis. Earning his award with a time of 47.48, the sophomore helped WVU capture the Eastern team title earlier that year.

Split, Croatia

Nick Delic had a productive 2007 NCAA Championships, earning his first All-America honors as a member of the seventh place 200 free relay squad. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors, contributing to the 11th place 400 free relay team, the 16th place 200 medley team and the 16th place 400 medley team. Just a year earlier, Delic earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 breast with his 13th place finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta. His second distinction as honorable mention All-America came as a member of the 200 free relay that placed 13th. As only a junior, Delic owned eight school records, three Natatorium records and three BIG EAST records in both individual and relay events.

Clarksburg, W.Va.

After transferring from national champion Auburn, Hagedorn became a honorable mention All-American in 2006 as a member of the 200 free relay that finished 13th at the NCAA Championships in Atlanta. At the 2006 BIG EAST Championships, Hagedorn captured six BIG EAST titles and set two championship records on his way to being named BIG EAST Swimmer of the Year, a first in West Virginia history.

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Andrew Langenfeld

Pablo Marmolejo

2006, 2007

Centralia, Ill.

Mexico City, Mexico

Langenfeld returned to the NCAA Championships stage in 2007, this time bringing home All-America honors as a member of the seventh-place 200 free relay squad. The sophomore also earned three honorable mention All-America honors with the 11th place 400 free relay, the 16th place 200 medley relay and the 16th place 400 medley relay teams. Langenfeld made his first championship appearance at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta as a true freshman. Earning honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 200 free relay that finished 13th, Langenfeld also competed in the 50 free, 100 fly and 400 free relay.

A versatile swimmer with many proven strokes, Pablo Marmolejo made his second straight appareance at the NCAA Championships in 2007, traveling to Minneapolis, Minn., and earning honorable mention All-America honors with his 16th place finish in the 200 fly. Marmolejo first took home honorable mention All-American honors in the 200 fly with his 13th place finish at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta.

Kyle Williams

Tony Cisneros

2006

2007

Hazlet, N.J.

Garden Grove, Calif.

A fast swimmer with a ferocious free stroke, Cisneros made his first appearance at the NCAA Championships in 2007 as a sophomore and earned honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 11th place 400 free relay squad. Cisneros set two school records and one BIG EAST record while at WVU.

Kevin Donohue

Zoltan Povazsay

2007, 2008

2007

Wakefield, R.I.

Dunakeszi, Hungary

After spending a year at both Northwestern and Rhode Island, Donohue transferred to WVU in 2006 and quickly found his groove with the team. He became the first-ever menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimmer at WVU to earn All-American honors in an individual event, for his fifth place showing in the 100 breast at the 2008 NCAA Championships. At the 2008 BIG EAST Championships, he captured two first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breast events. Both were automatic qualifying times to the NCAA Championships as well as school and meet records. In only his first season, Donohue competed in the 2007 NCAA Championships, contributing to the 16th place finish of the 200 medley relay team and earning honorable mention All-America honors. Donohue also won the 100 breast at the 2007 BIG EAST Championships. At the end of his career, Donohue owned two conference championships records, two school records and one natatorium record.

Povazsay stormed on to the collegiate swimming scene his freshman year at WVU, winning 29 events throughout the course of the season. Povazsay took to the 2007 NCAA Championships pool as a true freshman and earned All-America honors with the seventh-place 200 free relay team. He also earned honorable mention All-America honors with the 11th place 400 free relay squad and the 16th place 400 medley relay squad. Just three weeks earlier, Povazsai won six events at the BIG EAST Championships, garnering BIG EAST Male Swimmer of the Year honors, only the second Mountaineer ever to do so. After only one year at WVU, Povazsai owned six school records and one conference record.

Ivan Tolic

Michael Walker

2007

2009

Zagreb, Croatia

After just three months of competition as a Mountaineer, Tolic earned All-America honors as a true freshman, contributing to the seventh-place 200 free relay team at the 2007 NCAA Championships. A brilliant backstroker, Tolic also earned honorable mention All-America honors leading off the 16th place 200 medley relay team and the 16th place 400 medley relay team. Tolic set three school records in his career at WVU.

Bridgeport, W.Va.

Walker earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 IM with an 11th-place finish in his first career NCAA Championships. Walker finished the race in a time of 3:44.89, a new school record. Walker joins Chris Hagedorn as the only other native West Virginia WVU swimmer to earn All-America status. The four-time BIG EAST qualifier won the 400 IM in the BIG EAST Championships in 2008 and 2009, both school and meet records. Walker is considered one of the most decorated Mountaineer swimmers of all time.

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A staple of the Mountaineer relay teams, Williams garnered honorable mention All-America honors as a member of the 200 free relay that finished 13th at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta. The junior was making his first NCAA appearance.

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NCAA QUALIFIERS

Individual Year Name 2009 Michael Walker 2008 Kevin Donohue 2007 Tony Cisneros 2007 Nick Delic 2007 Kevin Donohue 2007 Andrew Langenfeld 2007 Sean Mahoney 2007 Pablo Marmolejo 2007 Ivan Tolic 2007 Zoltan Povazsay 2006 Nick Delic 2006 Chris Hagedorn 2006 Andrew Langenfeld 2006 Pablo Marmolejo 2002 Kleyton Franca 1988 J.P. McCormick 1987 Kreg Lewis 1986 Tim Card 1986 Lars Farestvedt 1986 Kreg Lewis 1986 J.P. McCormick 1986 Tim Valentino 1985 David Amato 1985 Craig Cooper 1985 Lars Farestvedt 1985 Neil Hodge 1985 Kreg Lewis 1985 J.P. McCormick 1985 Tim Valentino 1983 John Critchfield 1983 Bill Conrad 1983 Brian Day 1983 Dan Grindel 1983 Rick Hyser 1983 Kreg Lewis 1983 Barry Morrison 1983 Jeff Parker 1983 Tim Pheland 1982 Rick Hyser 1982 John Critchfield 1982 Bill Treasurer 1981 Ed Denny 1981 Rick Hyser 1980 Ed Denny 1980 John Havlik 1979 John Havlik 1978 John Havlik Relays Year 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006

Event 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM 100 breast, 200 breast 400 free 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 free 100 breast, 200 breast 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly 200 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM 100 back 200 free, 200 back, 500 free 100 breast, 100 fly 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly 50 free, 100 fly, 200 fly 200 IM, 100 fly, 200 fly 200 free, 500 free 100 back 100 fly 400 IM 400 IM, 400 free 100 fly, 400 IM, 400 free 400 IM, 400 free 400 free, 800 free 400 IM 400 IM, 800 free 800 free 800 free 400 IM 400 IM 800 free 400 IM, 400 free, 800 free 400 IM 400 free, 800 free 1/3-meter dive 100 fly, 400 IM, 400 free, 800 free 800 free 400 IM 400 free 100 fly 100 fly 1-meter dive 1650 free 100 fly 1500 free 200 fly 200 fly 200 fly

Name Event Tony Cisneros 400 free relay Nick Delic 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley Kevin Donohue 200 medley Andrew Langenfeld 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley Ivan Tolic 200 free, 200 medley, 400 medley Zoltan Povazsay 200 free, 400 free, 400 medley Nick Delic 200 free, 400 free, 400 medley Chris Hagedorn 200 free, 400 free, 400 medley Andrew Langenfeld 200 free, 400 free, 400 medley Pablo Marmolejo 400 medley Kyle Williams 200 free, 400 free

Havlik

Denny

Hyser

Treasurer

Critchfield

Pheland

Parker

Morrison

Lewis

Grindel

Day

Conrad

Valentino

McCormick

Hodge

Farestvedt

Card

Franca

Marmolejo

Langenfeld

Hagedorn

Delic

Povazsay

Tolic

Mahoney

Donohue

Cisneros

Walker

MEN’S RECORD BOOK West Virginia

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50 Free

Chris Hagedorn 20.08 (2006)

Chris Hagedorn, WVU 20.08 (2006)

Josh Schneider, Cincinnati 19.17 (2009)

100 Free

Nick Delic 43.40 (2006)

Mike Grube, Pitt 45.23 (2002)

Josh Schneider, Cincinnati 43.08 (2009)

200 Free

Zoltan Povazsay 1:36.18 (2007)

Kleyton Franca, WVU 1:38.07 (2002)

Andrei Radzionau, Louisville 1:35.35 (2008)

500 Free

Zoltan Povazsay 4:22.97 (2007)

John Havlik, WVU 4:30.32 (1980)

MacKenzie LeBlanc, Notre Dame 4:22.05 (2008)

1000 Free

Craig Cooper 9:15.13 (1983)

Ed Denny, WVU 9:22.01 (1979)

1650 Free

Craig Cooper 15:22.46 (1983)

Ed Denny, WVU 15:34.07 (1980)

Jay Craft, Syracuse 15:09.31 (1993)

100 Back

Ivan Tolic 47.72 (2007)

Ivan Tolic, WVU 50.49 (2006)

Carlos Van Isschot, Louisville 46.91 (2009)

200 Back

Zoltan Povazsay 1:46.34 (2007)

Michael Walker, WVU 1:50.25 (2006)

Tamas Deutsch, Miami 1:43.87 (1994)

100 Breast

Kevin Donohue 53.07 (2008)

Kevin Donohue, West Virginia Aquatics 54.42 (2009)

Kevin Donohue, WVU 53.07 (2008)

200 Breast

Michael Walker 1:55.72 (2009)

Kevin Donohue, WVU 2:01.15 (2008)

Carlos Almedia, Louisville 1:45.26 (2009)

100 Fly

Nick Delic 47.26 (2006)

Tim Phillips, Parkersburg High 47.61 (2009)

Josh Schneider, Cincinnati 46.78 (2009)

200 Fly

Pablo Marmolejo 1:44.03 (2009)

Pablo Marmolejo, WVU 1:47.81 (2006)

Pedro Oliveira, Louisville 1:43.51 (2009)

200 IM

Michael Walker 1:46.04 (2009)

Tim Phillips, Parkersburg High 1:51.19 (2008)

Carlos Almedia, Louisville 1:45.26 (2009)

400 IM

Michael Walker 3:44.09 (2009)

Michael Walker, WVU 3:57.05 (2008)

Michael Walker, WVU 3:45.45 (2009)

200 Free Relay

Langenfeld, Povazsay, Tolic, Delic 1:18.18 (2007)

Delic, Williams, Langenfeld, Hagedorn WVU 1:21.84 (2006)

Andrews, Findorff, Van Isschot, Sweet Louisville 1:17.89 (2009)

400 Free Relay

Povazsay, Langenfeld, Cisneros, Delic 2:56.00 (2006)

Langenfeld, Cisneros, Povazsay, Delic WVU 3:02.14 (2006)

Lytle, Lutkus, Nosal, Hoffman Notre Dame 2:54.08 (2009)

800 Free Relay

Povazsay, Marmolejo, Cisneros, Delic 6:32.21 (2007)

200 Medley Relay

Tolic, Donohue, Delic, Langenfeld 1:27.05 (2007)

Walker, Farquhar, Marmolejo, Brooks WVU 1:32.20 (2009)

Van Isschot, Preda, Madarassy, Sweet Louisville 1:25.85 (2009)

400 Medley Relay

Tolic, Donohue, Marmolejo, Povazsay 3:12.36 (2007)

Szabo, Delic, Marmolejo, Langenfeld WVU 3:19.84 (2006)

Van Isschot, Preda, Madarassy, Findorff Louisville 3:11.02 (2009)

1M Diving (6)

Gary Fleming 309.00 (1990)

Alex Volovetski, Pitt 388.42 (2008)

Rio Ramirez, Miami 664.05 (1999)

1M Diving (11)

Doug Burr 517.85 (1995)

Alex Volovetski, Pitt 374.92 (2008)

Rio Ramirez, Miami 680.55 (1999)

3M Diving (6)

Matt O’Neill 329.78 (2009)

Bill Treasurer, WVU 484.20 (1983)

3M Diving (11)

Bill Treasurer 644.66 (1983)

Bill Treasurer, WVU 644.66 (1983)

Lytle, Lutkus, Brus, LeBlanc Notre Dame 6:27.19 (2009)

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS

Year 1953-54 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 1959-60 1960-61 1961-62 1962-63 1963-64 1964-65 1965-66 1966-67 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

Coach Captain(s) Paul Wheeler None Herb Scogg None J.R. Gainsford John Routa J.R. Gainsford None J.R. Gainsford None Lewis B. Ringer None Lewis B. Ringer Dan Cavanaugh Lewis B. Ringer Kornel Feher Jim Markel Ed Albright Jim Markel Russ Irvine, Dave Kohler Ray Riordan Larry Cargo, Ron Cargo Jack Lowder Ray Brace, Phil Minnes Jack Lowder Ray Brace, Phil Minnes Kevin Gilson Tom Gulliford, Craig McKay Kevin Gilson Ralph Gilbert, Tom Greenstreet, John Noffsinger Kevin Gilson John Law, Mike Lukowski Kevin Gilson John Law, Mike Lukowski Kevin Gilson Mike Cox, Bill Kweder Kevin Gilson Bill Bweder, Logan Popoff Kevin Gilson Steve Curtis, Tom Turner Kevin Gilson Pete Biffel, Steve Curtis Kevin Gilson Charlie Miesner, Dave Pentz Kevin Gilson Tom Geier, Bob Pope Kevin Gilson Charlie Miesner, Chris Smith Kevin Gilson Bill Brubaker, Keith Morgan Kevin Gilson Bill Berardelli, Steve Emerson, J.C. Pettit Kevin Gilson John Havlik, Mike Nordsiek, Parr Weigel Kevin Gilson Ed Denny, Erick Sheesley Kevin Gilson Brian Day, Barry Morrison Kevin Gilson Bill Conrad, Rick Hyser, Bill Treasurer Kevin Gilson Dave Higgins, Terry Richardson, Bill Treasurer Kevin Gilson Rob Chenault, Al Kitto, Tim Pheland Kevin Gilson David Amato, Craig Cooper, Eric Sosenko Kevin Gilson Lars Farestvedt, Tim Valentino Kevin Gilson J.P. McCormick, Joe Perroni Kevin Gilson Tim Card Kevin Gilson Brage Johannessen, Pete Kirkham, Scott Yarberry Kevin Gilson Bob Brotherton, Erik Seaver Kevin Gilson Trevor Crump, Jay Sailer, Thad Schultz Kevin Gilson Doug Nist, Greg Van Brunt Kevin Gilson Dan Paquet Kevin Gilson Mark DiSalvo, Blaine Schattenburg Kevin Gilson Pat McPartlin, Jamie Trickey Dan Langan Christian Hasbach, Justin Eisenhofer, Denton Quick Dan Langan Justin Eisenhofer, Steve Phillips Dan Langan None Eric McIlquham Brian Leverett, Shane Stender, Greg Brandes Eric McIlquham Adam Wilson, Kraig Gass, Liam Gilroy Eric McIlquham Mark Moskal, Anton Lombard Eric McIlquham Nick Frye Steve Phillips Matt Drozd, Travis Watson Sergio Lopez Matt Drozd, Kyle Gallo Sergio Lopez N/A Sergio Lopez Pablo Marmolejo, Dave Matthews, Kyle Williams Vic Riggs Nikola Delic, Michael Walker Vic Riggs Justin Galbreath, Pablo Marmolejo TOTALS

Record 0-5 0-6 2-6 0-6 1-7 2-7 5-5 4-3-1 5-6 5-8 4-8-1 3-10 11-4 6-8 8-4 8-4 8-2 7-2 7-4 4-5 3-5 6-7 8-3 10-3 6-2 6-1 9-0 7-1 9-1 7-0-1 6-4 7-1 8-2 6-5 5-3 6-6 9-2 4-5 2-7 7-2 7-4 7-3 4-3-1 5-5 0-13 2-10 2-8 5-6 6-4 9-5 6-5 7-5 6-3 13-0 5-4 4-10 309-259-4

all-TIME SCORES Kevin Gilson, 1967-96 30 Seasons, 197-100-2 1985-86 (8-2) 11/6.........Fairmont State......................... W, 70-43 11/13.......at Ohio..................................... W, 67-46 11/22.......Boston..................................... W, 68-44 11/22.......Maryland................................. W, 73-40 11/23.......George Washington................ W, 68-36 12/5-7.....at Clemson Invitational......................3rd (Clemson, S.C.) 1/7..........at Indian River C.C.................. W, 60-53 1/7..........vs. South Carolina.....................L, 48-63 1/12........Virginia Tech..............................L, 44-69 1/17........LaSalle.................................... W, 62-51 1/25........Pitt........................................... W, 68-45 2/7..........Marshall................................... W, 60-38 2/20-22...at Atlantic 10 Championships............3rd (State College, Pa.) 3/20-22...NCAA Championships..................... 31st (Fayetteville, Ark.)

1987-88 (5-3) 11/13.......Fairmont State......................... W, 74-39 11/13.......UMBC...................................... W, 72-43 11/18.......at Ohio.....................................L, 90-124 11/21.......George Washington................ W, 68-42 1/16........Virginia Tech............................ W, 60-53 1/16........LaSalle......................................L, 46-65 2/5..........Marshall................................... W, 52-42 2/13........at St. Bonaventure..................L, 87-123 3/3-5.......ECAC Championships..........................(Cleveland, Ohio) 4/1-2.......NCAA Championships...........................(Indianapolis, Ind.) 1988-89 (6-6) ECAC Champions 11/12.......Fairmont State....................... W, 153-77 11/19.......at George Washington.......... W, 142-94 11/28.......Ohio.......................................L, 112-131 1/4..........at Miami...................................L, 73-157 1/4..........vs. NC State............................L, 84-164 1/14........Virginia Tech..........................L, 110-127 1/18........at LaSalle................................ W, 62-51

1/9..........at Virginia Tech...................... W, 148-95 1/16........Maryland................................. W, 67-46 1/16........LaSalle.................................... W, 63-50 1/23........Pitt.........................................L, 102-142 2/6..........St. Bonaventure...................W, 130-113 3/4-6.......ECAC Championships......................6th (Cleveland, Ohio)

1989-90 (9-2) 9/23........at Louisville............................. W, 70-16 10/28......LaSalle Relays.................................. 1st (Philadelphia, Pa.) 11/3.........NC State..................................L, 98-110 11/15.......Fairmont State......................... W, 82-13 11/15.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 93-16 11/17.......George Washington.............. W, 165-67 11/27.......at Ohio................................... W, 154-89 1/13........Virginia Tech............................ W, 57-56 1/13........LaSalle................................ W, 145-100 1/20........at Pitt.......................................L, 92-148 1/26........UMBC...................................W, 131-110 2/10........at St. Bonaventure...............W, 125-113 3/1-3.......ECAC Championships.....................2nd (Cleveland, Ohio)

1993-94 (7-4) Atlantic 10 Champions 11/5.........at George Washington..........L, 108-136 11/10.......Fairmont State......................... W, 59-36 11/10.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 60-35 12/2-5.....Atlantic 10 Championships................ 1st (Piscataway, N.J.) 12/11.......UMBC........................................L, 51-62 12/11.......Duquesne................................ W, 92-12 12/11.......Allegheny................................ W, 93-20 1/13........Virginia Tech............................ W, 79-27 1/15........at Maryland............................. W, 87-26 1/15........vs. LaSalle............................... W, 76-37 2/5..........St. Bonaventure..............L, 109.5-127.5 3/3-5.......ECAC Championships......................5th (Cleveland, Ohio)

1990-91 (4-5) 10/27......LaSalle Relays.................................. 1st (Philadelphia, Pa.) 11/14.......Fairmont State......................... W, 65-47 11/14.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 71-36 11/16.......at George Washington............L, 96-140 11/26.......Ohio..................................... W, 138-101 12/1-3.....Kentucky Invitational.........................3rd (Lexington, Ky.)...................................................... 12/8........at Maryland...........................L, 110-135 ...............Barbados Invitational......................... 1st (Barbados) 1/12........at Virginia Tech........................L, 91-150 1/19........Pitt.........................................L, 103-140 2/2..........UMBC.................................. W, 132-105 2/9..........St. Bonaventure....................L, 107-127 3/6-10.....ECAC Championships......................5th (Cleveland, Ohio)

1994-95 (7-3) Atlantic 10 Champions 10/28-29 George Washington Diving Invite...... 1st (Washington, D.C.) 11/5.........George Washington........L, 117.5-125.5 11/9.........West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 94-60 11/11-12.. Rutgers Invitational........................... 1st (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/16.......Fairmont State......................... W, 97-62 12/1-3.....Buffalo Invitational.............................3rd (Buffalo, N.Y.) 12/10......at UMBC................................L, 119-124 1/14........at LaSalle................................ W, 75-38 1/14........vs. Maryland............................ W, 67-37 1/21........at Virginia Tech...................... W, 152-90 1/25........at Pitt.................................L, 81.5-161.5 1/28........Rutgers.................................W, 126-117 2/4..........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 139-99 2/23-25...Atlantic 10 Championships................ 1st (Piscataway, N.J.)

1991-92 (2-7) 11/13.......West Virginia Wesleyan........ W, 147-74 11/15.......at George Washington..........L, 115-128 11/16.......at UMBC.................................. W, 69-44 11/16.......vs. NC State..............................L, 29-84 12/2........at Ohio.....................................L, 97-153 12/5-7.....Pitt Invitational...................................5th (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1/11.........Virginia Tech..........................L, 100-141 1/17........at Pitt.......................................L, 71-170 2/8..........St. Bonaventure......................L, 77-162 ...............St. Bonaventure....................L, 107-127 2/20-22...ECAC Championships......................5th (Piscataway, N.J.) 1992-93 (7-2) 11/11.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 71-36 11/11.......Fairmont State......................... W, 77-21 11/30.......Ohio.........................................L, 85-157 12/3-5.....Atlantic 10 Championships................3rd (Piscataway, N.J.) 12/11.......Allegheny.............................. W, 143-79

1995-96 (4-3-1) 11/8.........West Virginia Wesleyan........ W, 168-32 11/10-11.. Rutgers Invitational...........................3rd (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/15.......at Fairmont State................... W, 120-85 12/2........Clemson Invitational..........................4th (Clemson, S.C.) 12/9........UMBC..............................L, 117.5-125.5 1/13........Maryland.........................L, 105.5-135.5 1/17........Pitt...........................................L, 97-145 1/20........Virginia Tech.......................... W, 159-72 1/27........at Rutgers..............................T, 102-102 2/3..........at St. Bonaventure................ W, 142-94 2/22-25...BIG EAST Championships................8th (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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1986-87 (6-5) 11/8.........Fairmont State......................... W, 69-54 11/12.......Ohio......................................... W, 68-43 11/13.......at UMBC.................................. W, 67-37 11/14.......at Navy......................................L, 52-59 11/15.......at George Washington...........W, 113-90 12/4........at Pitt.......................................L, 92-120 1/6..........at Indian River C.C.................. W, 54-40 1/8..........at Florida State..........................L, 49-64 1/10........at Virginia Tech..........................L, 41-72 1/17........at LaSalle..................................L, 40-73 2/6..........at Marshall............................... W, 63-50 2/12-14...Atlantic 10 Championships...............2nd (Washington, D.C.) 3/5-7.......ECAC Championships..........................(Cleveland, Ohio) 4/2-4.......NCAA Championships...........................(Austin, Texas)

1/18........vs. Villanova............................ W, 57-56 1/21........Pitt.........................................L, 104-135 1/27........at UMBC................................ W, 138-87 2/11.........St. Bonaventure...................... W, 69-44 2/11.........Penn State................................L, 46-67 2/23-25...ECAC Championships...................... 1st (Cleveland, Ohio)

all-TIME SCORES Dan Langan, 1996-99 3 Seasons, 7-28

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1996-97 (5-5) 10/25......Pittsburgh Relays..............................3rd (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 10/26......Miami.....................................L, 115-126 11/9.........at Maryland.............................L, 85-213 11/10.......at UMBC................................ W, 147-96 11/15-16.. Rutgers Invitational...........................3rd (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/21-23.. Nike Classic Invitational....................7th (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 12/7........at Clemson..............................L, 90-139 12/7........vs. Virginia Tech.................... W, 151-84 1/11.........at James Madison.................L, 102-141 1/18........at Pitt.......................................L, 46-104 1/25........Rutgers.................................. W, 137-99 2/1..........at George Washington........ W, 141-100 2/8..........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 131-82 2/19-22...BIG EAST Championships................4th (Piscataway, N.J.) 2/27-3/1..ECAC Championships....................18th (Gloucester County)

1997-98 (0-13) 10/17......West Virginia Relays.........................3rd 10/25......Virginia Tech............................L, 43-179 11/1.........at Penn State..........................L, 83-155 11/7.........at Rutgers..............................L, 122-175 11/14.......at Ohio State...........................L, 91-140 11/15.......Maryland.................................L, 57-241 11/21.......at Notre Dame.........................L, 73-151 1/3..........at Clemson..............................L, 95-138 1/11.........James Madison.....................L, 100-134 1/17........Pitt...........................................L, 57-187 1/17........UMBC......................................L, 83-153 1/24........at Syracuse.............................L, 98-131 1/31........at St. Bonaventure..................L, 91-138 2/7..........Connecticut.............................L, 88-153 2/18-21...BIG EAST Championships................9th (Long Island, N.Y.) 1998-99 (2-10) 10/17......at Old Dominion....................L, 100-200 11/6.........Rutgers................................ W, 133-102 11/13.......at Duquesne........................ W, 130-105 11/14.......at Navy....................................L, 80-159 11/20.......Ohio State...............................L, 78-156 11/21.......at Virginia Tech......................L, 103-132 12/3-5.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................7th (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/16........at Pitt.......................................L, 95-126 1/23........Syracuse.................................L, 81-152 1/24........at UMBC..................................L, 59-172 1/30........St. Bonaventure......................L, 88-148 1/31........at James Madison...................L, 94-141 2/13........at Connecticut.........................L, 87-144 2/24-27...BIG EAST Championships................6th (Long Island, N.Y.)

Eric McIlquahm, 1999-03 4 Seasons, 22-23 1999-00 (2-8) 10/23......Old Dominion............................L, 29-84 10/23......Virginia Tech..............................L, 38-75 11/5.........at Rutgers.............................. L, 111-124 11/6.........at Seton Hall.......................... W, 137-98 11/12.......at Ohio State...........................L, 98-130 12/3-5.....Cavalier Invitational...........................3rd (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/12........UMBC......................................L, 95-137 1/15........Pitt...........................................L, 74-168 1/22........at Syracuse.............................L, 94-142 1/23........at St. Bonaventure................L, 105-138 2/5..........Connecticut....................W, 167.5-118.5 2/17-19...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2000-01 (5-6) 10/13......at Virginia Tech........................L, 87-146 10/14......at Virginia................................L, 89-132 10/20......Notre Dame...........................L, 104-137 10/29......at Seton Hall........................ W, 123-102 11/3.........Ohio State...............................L, 81-151 11/4.........Rutgers....................................L, 99-131 12/1-3.....Cavalier Invitational...........................3rd (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/13........at Pitt.......................................L, 91-142 1/14........at Duquesne.......................... W, 125-84 1/20........Syracuse........................W, 164.5-115.5 1/21........St. Bonaventure................... W, 126-111 2/3..........at Connecticut..................... W, 151-143 2/15-17...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2001-02 (6-4) 10/19......at Virginia................................L, 93-125 10/27......Seton Hall.............................. W, 134-86 11/3.........at Rutgers..............................L, 140-158 11/9.........at Ohio State...........................L, 99-136 11/10.......at Louisville..........................W, 117-101 11/29-12/1 Cavalier Invitational........................3rd (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/12........Pitt...........................................L, 78-163 1/19........at Syracuse........................... W, 132-93 1/20........at St. Bonaventure.............. W, 134-105 1/26........Virginia Tech.........................W, 121-116 2/2..........Connecticut..........................W, 161-116 2/21-23...BIG EAST Championships................6th (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/28-30...NCAA Championships...........................(Athens, Ga.) 2002-03 (9-5) 10/26......at Oakland.............................L, 107-124 10/26......vs. Wayne State.................... W, 177-64 10/26......vs. Akron............................... W, 196-41 11/2.........Rutgers..................................L, 122-170 11/8.........Ohio State...............................L, 96-139 11/8.........Louisville............................... W, 172-62 11/16.......at Seton Hall........................ W, 132-109 12/5-7.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................5th (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/10........at Duquesne.......................... W, 103-86 1/11.........at Pitt.......................................L, 58-185

1/18........Syracuse....................... W, 133.5-109.5 1/19........St. Bonaventure.................. W, 138-105 1/25........at Virginia Tech..................L, 83.5-157.5 1/25........vs. American.................... W, 147.5-91.5 2/1..........at Connecticut..................... W, 153-141 2/20-22...BIG EAST Championships................6th (Long Island, N.Y.)

Steve Philips, 2003-04 1 Season, 6-5 2003-04 (6-5) 10/25......at Oakland............................W, 130-113 10/25......vs. Wayne State.................... W, 174-67 11/1.........at Rutgers................................L, 98-140 11/2.........at Seton Hall.......................... W, 161-79 11/7.........at Ohio State.........................L, 107-130 11/7.........vs. Louisville.......................... W, 181-59 12/4-6.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................3rd (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/10........Pitt.....................................L, 75.5-167.5 1/17........at Syracuse...........................L, 110-133 1/18........at St. Bonaventure.........W, 124.5-118.5 1/24........Virginia Tech....................L, 105.5-136.5 1/31........Connecticut......................... W, 165-135 2/19-21...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Long Island, N.Y.)

Sergio Lopez, 2004-07 3 Seasons, 26-8 2004-05 (7-5) 10/14......Penn State..............................L, 93-150 10/22......vs. Xavier.............................. W, 126-83 (Huntington, W.Va.) 11/6.........Duquesne.............................. W, 132-92 11/12-13.. at Louisville........................... W, 149-88 11/12-13.. vs. Xavier.............................. W, 185-51 11/12-13.. vs. Ohio State....................L, 78.5-164.5 11/13.......at Western Kentucky.............L, 102-138 12/2-4.....Notre Dame Invitational....................2nd (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/8..........at Pitt.................................L, 82.5-160.5 1/15........Syracuse............................... W, 140-90 1/16........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 142-99 1/22........at Virginia Tech........................L, 94-144 1/29........at Connecticut..................... W, 160-142 2/16-19...BIG EAST Championships................4th (East Meadow, N.Y.) 2005-06 (6-3) 10/13......at Penn State....................L, 67.5-165.5 10/15......WVU Relays...................................... 1st 10/29......Louisville............................... W, 141-90 11/4.........at Duquesne.......................... W, 121-77 11/17-19.. Terrapin Cup Invitational..................2nd (College Park, Md.) 1/7..........Pitt.........................................L, 104-133 1/13........at St. Bonaventure................ W, 147-90 1/14........at Syracuse.......................... W, 124-111 1/20........Cincinnati...............................W, 118-85 1/21........Virginia Tech..........................L, 112-125 1/28........Connecticut....................W, 178.5-114.5 2/15-18...BIG EAST Championships................3rd (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/23-25...NCAA Championships...................t-30th (Atlanta, Ga.)

all-TIME SCORES 2006-07 (13-0) BIG EAST Champions 10/14......WVU Relay Meet............................... 1st 10/19......Penn State.......................... W, 137-104 10/28......at Louisville......................... W, 194-104 11/4.........vs. Duquesne........................ W, 231-64 (Huntington, W.Va.) 11/4.........vs. East Carolina........... W, 195.5-105.5 (Huntington, W.Va.) 11/16-18.. Terrapin Cup Invitational................... 1st (College Park, Md.) 12/2........Maryland............................... W, 120-92 1/6..........at Pitt................................... W, 159-141 1/14........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 138-95 1/14........Georgetown........................... W, 167-55 1/20........at Cincinnati........................ W, 184-132 1/26-27...at Notre Dame..................... W, 228-142 1/26-27...vs. Connecticut...................... W, 273-97 1/26-27...vs. Oakland..........................W, 252-115 1/26-27...vs. Penn State..................... W, 193-177 2/14-17...BIG EAST Championships................ 1st (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/15-17...NCAA Championships...................t-20th (Buffalo, N.Y.)

Vic Riggs, 20072 Seasons, 9-14

2008-09 (4-10) 10/11.......vs. East Carolina................... W, 235-43 (Huntington, W.Va) 10/11.......vs. Xavier............................ W, 151-137 (Huntington, W.Va.) 10/22......Penn State..............................L, 93-145 10/25......at Virginia Tech......................L, 109-200 10/25......vs. NC State....................L, 123.5-188.5 11/7.........at Louisville...........................L, 122-178 11/8.........at Cincinnati........................ W, 167-137 12/5-7.....Georgia Invitational...........................5th (Athens, Ga.) 1/8..........at Arizona........................L, 140.5-183.5 1/10........at Pitt...............................L, 144.5-155.5 1/23-24...at Notre Dame.......................L, 127-243 1/23-24...vs. Denver.............................L, 150-218 1/23-24...vs. Michigan State.................L, 168-200 1/31........Maryland............................... W, 147-84 2/6..........at Ohio State.........................L, 121-162 2/19-21...BIG EAST Championships................4th (Indianapolis, Ind.) 3/26-28...NCAA Championships.....................34th (College Station, Texas)

Paul Wheeler, 1954-55 1 Season, 0-5, .000 Herb Scogg, 1955-56 1 Season, 0-6, .000 J.R. Gainsford, 1956-59 3 Season, 3-19, .136 Lewis Ringer, 1959-62 3 Seasons, 11-15-1, .407 Jim Markel, 1962-64 2 Seasons, 10-14, .417 Ray Riordan, 1964-65 1 Season, 4-8-1, .308 Jack Lowder, 1965-67 2 Seasons, 14-14, .500 Kevin Gilson, 1967-96 30 Seasons, 197-100-2, .659 Dan Langan, 1996-99 3 Seasons, 7-28, .200 Eric McIlquham, 1999-2003 4 Seasons, 22-23, .489 Steve Philips, 2003-04 1 Season, 6-5, .545 Sergio Lopez, 2004-07 3 Seasons, 26-8, .765 Vic Riggs, 20072 Seasons, 9-14, .391

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2007-08 (5-4) 10/6........Lewis................................... W, 160-109 10/13......W.Va. Wesleyan...................... W, 67-57 10/13......Wheeling Jesuit....................... W, 67-38 10/18......at Penn State........................L, 106-194 10/20......at Georgetown....................... W, 143-88 11/2.........Cincinnati.............................. W, 134-86 11/10.......Louisville...............................L, 126-172 11/30-12/2 Georgia Invitational.........................5th (Athens, Ga.) 1/12........Pitt.........................................L, 110-131 1/26........at Notre Dame.......................L, 150-214 2/20-23...BIG EAST Championships................4th (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/27-29...NCAA Championships.....................33rd (Federal Way, Wash.)

All-Time Coaching Records

** Please note that all-time scores only date back to the 1985-86 season and it is an ongoing project to find the rest of the season results.

ALL-AMERICANS

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WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RECORD BOOK

Aileen Convery

Kim Kaufman

1988, 1989

1984, 1985, 1986

Dublin, Ireland

Convery earned All-America honors in the 200 back with her 16th-place finish at the 1989 NCAA meet at Indianapolis. The former WVU and Eastern recordholder in the 200 back, Convery, also an Academic All-American, was a member of several record-setting WVU relay teams and finished 18th in her event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as a member of the Irish Olympic team. She repeated as an All-American with a 15th-place finish in the 1990 NCAA meet at Texas.

A three-time All-American, Kaufman earned her honors despite swimming two years with a torn rotator cuff. The first WVU female athlete to earn All-America status in an NCAA sport, Kaufman finished 12th as a sophomore in the 100 yard backstroke, 13th as a junior and 12th as a senior in the 100 back in a WVU record time of 57.35. She was the first WVU swimmer ever to earn four trips to the NCAA Championships. Kaufman was inducted into the WVU Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, becoming only the second woman to be inducted.

Renee Riccio

Debbie Scott

1991, 1992

1985

Altoona, Pa.

Riccio was an All-American in the 100 fly in 1991 and in the 100 fly and 200 fly in 1992. One of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top butterfliers, Riccio earned a berth to the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials. A recordholder in the 100 fly and 200 fly and a team recordholder in the 200 IM and 400 IM, she also held two Eastern records in the 200 IM and 100 fly.

Belpre, Ohio

Pittsburgh, Pa.

A Mountaineer captain, Scott earned All-America status with a ninth-place finish in the 50 ffree at the NCAA Championships at Alabama. Swimming her speciality in a time of 23.51, the senior was making her first appearance at the NCAA Championships.

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NCAA QUALIFIERS Event 50 free, 100 free, 100 fly 200 free, 500 free, 200 back 1650 free 500 free, 100 free 500 free, 100 back, 200 back 1650 free, 400 IM, 500 free 50 free, 100 free, 100 back 100 back, 200 back, 500 free 100 free, 200 free 100 fly 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM 1650 free, 500 free, 200 free 1650 free 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM 100 fly, 200 fly, 200 IM 100 fly 200 back 200 back 200 back 200 breast 100 back 100 back 50 free 100 fly 100 back 1-meter dive 100 back

Relays Year Name Event 2007 Kayla Andrews 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, 400 medley 2007 Morgan Callaway 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, 400 medley 2007 Maritza Paredes 200 free, 400 free, 800 free 2007 Stephanie Shupe 200 free, 800 free, 200 medley, 400 medley 2007 Kitti Veisz 200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley, 400 medley 1985 Ruth Horne 200 medley 1985 Grace Huntzler 200 medley 1985 Kim Kaufman 200 medley 1985 Debbie Scott 200 medley

Kaufman

Weber

Huntzler

Horne

Scott

Eriksen

Convery

Riccio

Patterson

Veisz

Shupe

Paredes

Callaway

Andrews

Largo

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Individual Year Name 2009 Kayla Andrews 2009 Morgan Callaway 2009 Lindsey Largo 2008 Kayla Andrews 2008 Morgan Callaway 2008 Lindsey Largo 2007 Kayla Andrews 2007 Morgan Callaway 2007 Maritza Paredes 2007 Stephanie Shupe 2007 Kitti Veisz 1996 Valerie Patterson 1995 Valerie Patterson 1993 Renee Riccio 1992 Renee Riccio 1991 Renee Riccio 1990 Aileen Convery 1989 Aileen Convery 1988 Aileen Convery 1988 Anne Eriksen 1986 Kim Kaufman 1985 Kim Kaufman 1985 Debbie Scott 1985 Ruth Horne 1984 Kim Kaufman 1984 Tammy Weber 1983 Kim Kaufman

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WOMEN’S RECORD BOOK

Event

West Virginia

WVU Natatorium

BIG EAST Conference

50 Free

Kayla Andrews 22.65 (2008)

Kayla Andrews 23.06 (2009)

Whitney Campbell, Louisville 22.28 (2009)

100 Free

Kayla Andrews 48.33 (2008)

Kayla Andrews 50.01 (2009)

Kayla Andrews, WVU 48.33 (2008)

200 Free

Morgan Callaway 1:46.21 (2009)

Morgan Callaway 1:49.64 (2008)

Christa Riggins, Villanova 1:44.89 (2008)

500 Free

Morgan Callaway 4:45.80 (2009)

Sue Herzog, UMBC 4:54.20 (1989)

Becky Koch, Villanova 4:42.19 (2002)

1000 Free

Lindsey Largo 9:54.99 (2009)

Kaitlin O’Brien, PSU 10:01.41 (2009)

1650 Free

Lindsey Largo 16:22.18 (2009)

Lindsey Largo, WVU 17:00.73 (2008)

Maddy Crippen, Notre Dame 16:15.07 (2002)

100 Back

Morgan Callaway 54.02 (2009)

Morgan Callaway 57.07 (2006)

Catherine Whetstone, Rutgers 53.11 (2009)

200 Back

Morgan Callaway 1:55.65 (2009)

Aileen Convery, WVU 2:01.95 (1988)

Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers 1:54.76 (2006)

100 Breast

Kitti Veisz 1:02.10 (2006)

Kitti Veisz, WVU 1:03.42 (2008)

Samantha Maxwell, Notre Dame 1:00.38 (2009)

200 Breast

Kitti Veisz 2:14.27 (2006)

Kitti Veisz, WVU 2:15.12 (2006)

Samantha Maxwell, Notre Dame 2:10.35 (2009)

100 Fly

Kayla Andrews 53.91 (2009)

Stephanie Shupe, West Virginia Aquatics 54.23 (2009)

Michelle DeFreese, Rutgers 53.32 (2003)

200 Fly

Renee Riccio 2:00.66 (1991)

Karie Haglund, Penn State 2:01.45 (2006)

Katie Casey, Notre Dame 1:57.72 (2009)

200 IM

Renee Riccio 2:02.38 (1993)

Melissa Olsen, UCAT 2:05.03 (1997)

Leslie VanWinkle, Louisville 1:59.17 (2008)

400 IM

Lindsey Largo 4:20.64 (2009)

Kailey Morris, Penn State 4:24.03 (2008)

Maddy Crippen, Villanova 4:11.60 (1999)

200 Free Relay

Veisz, Fedyk, Shupe, Andrews 1:31.89 (2007)

WVU 1:35.50 (2000)

Campbell, Landisch, Dishuck, Halet Louisville 1:29.46 (2009)

400 Free Relay

Callaway, Purtell, Shupe, Andrews 3:18.20 (2009)

Wallace, Redcay, Safritt, Brown Pittsburgh 3:27.78 (2006)

Campbell, Dishuck, Andrews, Halet Louisville 3:18.16 (2009)

800 Free Relay

Callaway, Purtell, Largo, Stallings 7:17.69 (2008)

WVU 7:38.43 (2000)

Farrell, Prestinario, Sylvester, Riggins Notre Dame 7:13.51 (2009)

200 Medley Relay

Callaway, Veisz, Shupe, Andrews 1:40.47 (2007)

Callaway, Perez, Shupe, Andrews WVU 1:45.71 (2009)

Fotsch, Maxwell, Kuhlke, Miller Notre Dame 1:39.61 (2009)

400 Medley Relay

Callaway, Veisz, Shupe, Andrews 3:40.36 (2007)

Callaway, Veisz, Shupe, Andrews WVU 3:46.86 (2006)

Behrens, Maxwell, Kuhlke, Miller Notre Dame 3:36.20 (2009)

1M Diving (6)

Ashley Malik 270.75 (2009)

Laura Lunn, Virginia Tech 267.90 (2006)

Jenny Keim, Miami 454.18 (1989)

1M Diving (11)

Kelly McLean 275.00 (1993)

Laura Lunn, Virginia Tech 293.93 (2006)

Katie Beth Bryant, Miami 563.45 (2003)

3M Diving (6)

Angela Johnson 371.60 (1990)

3M Diving (11)

Angela Johnson 427.00 (1987)

WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Coach Captain(s) Donna Henderson Jane Laughlin, Karen Miesner Barb Ewens None Barb Ewens None Linda King None Kathy Manger None Kevin Gilson Polly Kreamer, J.T. Tempas Kevin Gilson Renee Gaydos, Laurie McRae Kevin Gilson Ruth Gentry, Sara Shumate Kevin Gilson Nancy Hallman, Trish Keith, Debbie Scott Kevin Gilson Laurie Harris, Ruth Krewson Kevin Gilson Stephanie Amato, Debbie Scott Kevin Gilson Kim Kaufman, Lynn Kessler Kevin Gilson Jeannine Healy Kevin Gilson Ruth Horne Kevin Gilson Anne Ericksen Kevin Gilson Judy Tripp Kevin Gilson Aileen Convery Kevin Gilson Kristen Judge, Renee Riccio Kevin Gilson Shawn Gilson, Terri Mallon, Renee Riccio Kevin Gilson Sarah Summrall Kevin Gilson Jennifer Houck, Michelle Stokes Kevin Gilson Amy Campanelli, Valerie Russell Dan Langan Valerie Russell, Valerie Patterson, Paige Gano Dan Langan Jen Ahern, Jenn Hayes, Erika Woodbury Dan Langan Mary McLaughlin, Jen Loew, Missy DeConti Eric McIlquham Krista Arnold Eric McIlquham Angela Caprigno Eric McIlquham Sarah Crouch, Brooke Schaub Eric McIlquham Sarah Crouch Steve Phillips LeeAnn Johnston Sergio Lopez Manuela Trabert, Julia Warnken Sergio Lopez N/A Sergio Lopez N/A Vic Riggs Rachel Fedyk, Taylor Stallings Vic Riggs Morgan Callaway, Lindsey Largo TOTALS

Record 4-4 8-3 5-2 5-3 2-4 4-4 3-4 4-3 3-3 3-3 4-1 6-4 7-2 4-6 6-5 9-3 6-3 5-3 8-1 9-2 6-4 6-2 5-5 4-8 7-5 6-5 3-7 3-7 8-5 3-9 4-8 5-3 9-5 4-3 3-12 181-157

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Year 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09

all-TIME SCORES 1989-90 (9-3) 9/23........at Louisville............................. W, 63-20 10/28......LaSalle Relays.................................2nd (Philadelphia, Pa.) 11/3.........NC State...............................W, 129-110 1985-86 (6-4) 11/15.......Fairmont State......................... W, 89-19 11/6.........Fairmont State......................... W, 70-43 11/15.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 93-16 11/13.......at Ohio..................................... W, 62-51 11/17.......George Washington.............. W, 133-90 11/22.......Boston.......................................L, 64-75 11/27.......at Ohio.....................................L, 91-181 11/22.......Maryland................................. W, 74-65 12/1-3.....Purdue Invitational............................6th 11/23.......George Washington................ W, 60-42 (West Lafayette, Ind.) 1/7..........at Indian River C.C.................. W, 68-44 1/13........Virginia Tech..............................L, 34-84 1/7..........vs. South Carolina.....................L, 44-68 1/13........LaSalle.................................... W, 84-32 ...............Penn State................................L, 51-88 1/20........at Pitt.....................................L, 107-136 1/17........LaSalle.................................... W, 81-53 1/26........UMBC...................................W, 131-110 1/25........Pitt.............................................L, 54-85 1/27........Navy.................................... W, 167-133 3/20-22...NCAA Championships.....................38th 2/10........at St. Bonaventure...............W, 176-113 (Indianapolis, Ind.) 3/1-3.......ECAC Championships.....................2nd (Cleveland, Ohio) 1986-87 (7-2) 3/15-17...NCAA Championships..................t-42nd 11/8.........Fairmont State......................... W, 70-53 (Austin, Texas) 11/12.......Ohio......................................... W, 69-44 11/13.......at UMBC.................................. W, 82-31 1990-91 (6-3) 11/15.......at George Washington...........W, 119-84 ECAC Champions 12/4........vs. Penn State.................L, 106.5-161.5 10/27......LaSalle Relays.................................2nd (Pittsburgh, Pa.) (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1/6..........at Indian River C.C.................. W, 62-50 11/14.......Fairmont State......................... W, 66-29 1/8..........at Florida State..........................L, 43-70 11/14.......West Virginia Wesleyan..............L, 6-29 1/10........at Virginia Tech........................ W, 67-48 11/16.......at George Washington.......... W, 139-91 1/17........at LaSalle................................ W, 65-48 11/26.......Ohio......................................W, 126-117 3/5-7.......ECAC Championships........................... 12/1-3.....Kentucky Invitational.........................3rd (Cleveland, Ohio) (Lexington, Ky.) 12/8........at Maryland........................... W, 145-98 1987-88 (4-6) 1/12........at Virginia Tech......................L, 119-124 11/13.......Fairmont State......................... W, 95-17 1/19........Pitt.........................................L, 118-125 11/13.......UMBC...................................... W, 82-32 2/2..........UMBC.................................... W, 141-88 11/18.......at Ohio.....................................L, 93-123 2/9..........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 157-82 11/21.......George Washington................ W, 71-42 3/6-10.....ECAC Championships...................... 1st 12/3........vs. Penn State.......................L, 109-157 (Cleveland, Ohio) (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/28-30...NCAA Championships..................... 41st 1/16........Virginia Tech..............................L, 56-57 (Seattle, Wash.) 1/16........LaSalle.................................... W, 70-43 1/29........Pitt.........................................L, 119-145 1991-92 (5-3) 1/30........Navy......................................L, 133-135 ECAC Champions 2/13........at St. Bonaventure..................L, 87-123 11/13.......West Virginia Wesleyan........ W, 140-54 2/25-27...ECAC Championships 11/15.......at George Washington.......... W, 155-88 (Morgantown, W.Va.) 11/16.......at UMBC.................................. W, 67-46 3/24-26...NCAA Championships...........................- 11/16.......vs. NC State..............................L, 37-76 (Austin, Texas) 12/2........at Ohio.............................L, 108.5-136.5 12/5-7.....Pitt Invitational...................................4th 1988-89 (6-5) (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 11/12.......Fairmont State....................... W, 163-26 1/11.........Virginia Tech.......................... W, 172-71 11/19.......at George Washington........ W, 128-106 1/17........at Pitt.....................................L, 103-132 11/28.......Ohio....................................... W, 152-77 2/8..........St. Bonaventure.................. W, 141-102 1/4..........at Miami...................................L, 90-136 2/20-22...ECAC Championships...................... 1st 1/14........Virginia Tech............................L, 98-134 (Piscataway, N.J.) 1/18........at LaSalle................................ W, 59-54 3/19-21...NCAA Championships..................t-32nd 1/18........vs. Villanova..............................L, 48-65 (Austin, Texas) 1/21........Pitt.........................................L, 135-158 1/27........at UMBC...............................W, 122-110 1992-93 (8-1) 1/28........at Navy..................................L, 129-164 Atlantic 10 Champions 2/11.........St. Bonaventure...................... W, 68-65 11/11.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 71-25 2/23-25...ECAC Championships 11/11.......Fairmont State......................... W, 71-22 (Morgantown, W.Va.) 11/30.......Ohio.......................................L, 120-123 3/16-18...NCAA Championships...................t-41st 12/3-5.....Atlantic 10 Championships................ 1st (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Piscataway, N.J.) 12/11.......Allegheny.............................. W, 151-88

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Kevin Gilson, 1980-96 17 Seasons, 93-59

1/9..........at Virginia Tech...................... W, 159-79 1/16........Maryland................................. W, 81-32 1/16........LaSalle.................................... W, 81-32 1/23........Pitt........................................W, 126-117 2/6..........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 144-97 3/4-6.......ECAC Championships...................... 1st (Cleveland, Ohio) 3/19-21...NCAA Championships...........................(Austin, Texas) 1993-94 (9-2) Atlantic 10 Champions 10/23......Pitt....................................... W, 138-105 11/5.........at George Washington..........L, 118-123 11/10.......Fairmont State......................... W, 61-34 11/10.......West Virginia Wesleyan.......... W, 63-32 12/2-5.....Atlantic 10 Championships................ 1st (Piscataway, N.J.) 12/11.......UMBC...................................... W, 70-47 12/11.......Duquesne.............................. W, 102-10 12/11.......Allegheny................................ W, 93-20 1/13........Virginia Tech............................ W, 74-33 1/15........at Maryland............................. W, 77-37 1/15........vs. LaSalle............................... W, 72-41 2/5..........St. Bonaventure.................... L, 118-119 3/3-5.......ECAC Championships......................4th (Cleveland, Ohio) 1994-95 (6-4) Atlantic 10 Champions 10/28-29 George Washington Diving Invite...... 1st (Washington, D.C.) 11/5.........George Washington..............L, 108-135 11/9.........West Virginia Wesleyan........ W, 122-30 11/11-12.. Rutgers Invitational..........................2nd (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/16.......Fairmont State....................... W, 124-28 12/1-3.....Buffalo Invitational............................. 1st (Buffalo, N.Y.) 12/10......at UMBC................................L, 117-124 1/14........at LaSalle................................ W, 71-42 1/14........vs. Maryland..............................L, 37-76 1/21........at Virginia Tech...................... W, 147-92 1/25........at Pitt.......................................L, 75-168 1/28........Rutgers.................................. W, 143-98 2/4..........St. Bonaventure.................. W, 135-101 2/23-25...Atlantic 10 Championships................ 1st (Piscataway, N.J.) 3/16-18...NCAA Championships...........................(Austin, Texas) 1995-96 (6-2) 11/8.........West Virginia Wesleyan........ W, 180-25 11/10-11.. Rutgers Invitational...........................3rd (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/15.......at Fairmont State................... W, 129-73 12/2........Clemson Invitational.........................2nd (Clemson, S.C.) 12/9........UMBC.................................... W, 154-89 1/13........Maryland.................................L, 92-151 1/17........Pitt........................................W, 124-119 1/20........Virginia Tech.......................... W, 165-78 1/27........at Rutgers.............................. W, 162-79 2/3..........at St. Bonaventure................L, 107-136 2/22-25...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 3/21-23...NCAA Championships...........................(Austin, Texas)

all-TIME SCORES Dan Langan, 1996-99 3 Seasons, 16-18 1996-97 (5-5) 10/25......Pittsburgh Relays..............................3rd (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 10/26......Miami.....................................L, 115-126 11/9.........at Maryland.......................L, 86.5-213.5 11/10.......at UMBC.................................. W, 82-49 11/15-16.. Rutgers Invitational..........................2nd (Piscataway, N.J.) 11/21-23.. Nike Classic Invitational....................4th (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 12/7........at Clemson..............................L, 78-147 12/7........vs. Virginia Tech...................W, 130-113 1/11.........at James Madison............... W, 129-108 1/18........at Pitt.................................L, 72.5-168.5 1/25........Rutgers.................................W, 126-112 2/1..........at George Washington.........W, 132-110 2/8..........St. Bonaventure....................L, 112-131 2/19-22...BIG EAST Championships................6th (Piscataway, N.J.) 2/27-3/1..ECAC Championships....................15th (Gloucester, N.J.)

1998-99 (7-5) 10/17......at Old Dominion.................. W, 180-120 11/6.........Rutgers.................................. W, 150-84 11/13.......at Duquesne........................ W, 135-106 11/14.......at Navy................................ W, 158-142 11/20.......Ohio State...............................L, 80-161 11/21.......at Virginia Tech......................L, 103-132 12/3-5.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................7th (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/16........at Pitt.......................................L, 89-152 1/23........Syracuse...............................L, 101-140 1/24........at UMBC................................ W, 144-96 1/30........St. Bonaventure...................W, 117-104 1/31........at James Madison................ W, 132-111 2/13........at Connecticut.........................L, 98-145 2/24-27...BIG EAST Championships................6th (Long Island, N.Y.)

1999-00 (6-5) 10/23......Old Dominion.......................... W, 82-31 10/23......Virginia Tech..............................L, 48-65 10/30......Navy.................................... W, 165-127 11/5.........at Rutgers..............................L, 117-126 11/6.........at Seton Hall.......................... W, 148-97 11/12.......at Ohio State.........................L, 112-131 12/3-5.....Cavalier Invitational...........................4th (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/12........UMBC.................................... W, 165-75 1/15........Pitt...................................L, 109.5-133.5 1/22........at Syracuse...........................L, 113-128 1/23........at St. Bonaventure...............W, 127-116 2/5..........Connecticut......................... W, 161-139 2/17-19...BIG EAST Championships................5th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2000-01 (3-7) 10/13......at Virginia Tech..................L, 98.5-125.5 10/14......at Virginia................................L, 92-148 10/29......at Seton Hall.......................... W, 138-95 11/3.........Ohio State.............................L, 108-122 11/4.........Rutgers.................................. L, 111-123 12/1-3.....Cavalier Invitational...........................4th (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/13........at Pitt.......................................L, 75-141 1/14........at Duquesne.......................... W, 132-96 1/20........Syracuse...............................L, 134-153 1/21........St. Bonaventure.................. W, 127-108 2/3..........at Connecticut.................L, 105.5-180.5 2/15-17...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2001-02 (3-7) 10/19......at Virginia................................L, 94-120 10/27......Seton Hall.............................. W, 141-88 11/3.........at Rutgers..............................L, 123-163 11/9.........at Ohio State.........................L, 102-133 11/10.......at Louisville............................W, 113-98 11/29-12/1 Cavalier Invitational........................5th (Charlottesville, Va.) 1/12........Pitt...........................................L, 68-173 1/19........at Syracuse...........................L, 107-127 1/20........at St. Bonaventure.............. W, 123-120 1/26........Virginia Tech............................L, 83-158 2/2..........Connecticut...........................L, 144-156 2/21-23...BIG EAST Championships................9th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2002-03 (8-5) 10/26......at Oakland...............................L, 92-148 10/26......vs. Niagara............................ W, 174-64 10/26......vs. Wayne State.................... W, 162-75 10/26......vs. Akron..............................W, 122-118 11/2.........Rutgers..................................L, 107-188 11/8.........Ohio State.............................L, 112-122 11/8.........Louisville............................... W, 158-74 11/16.......at Seton Hall........................ W, 130-104 12/5-7.....Notre Dame Invitational..................... 1st (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/10........at Duquesne...........................W, 110-95

1/11.........at Pitt.......................................L, 43-197 1/18........Syracuse............................. W, 106-131 1/19........St. Bonaventure......................L, 97-142 1/25........at Virginia Tech........................L, 72-125 1/25........vs. American.......................... W, 149-70 2/1..........at Connecticut.......................L, 104-188 2/20-22...BIG EAST Championships................9th (Long Island, N.Y.)

Steve Philips, 2003-04 1 Season, 3-9 10/25......at Oakland...............................L, 90-153 10/25......vs. Wayne State.................... W, 196-45 10/25......vs. Akron...............................L, 110-133 11/1.........at Rutgers................................L, 91-142 11/2.........at Seton Hall.................... W, 146.5-92.5 11/7.........at Ohio State.....................L, 65.5-169.5 11/7.........vs. Louisville.......................... W, 136-96 12/4-6.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................3rd (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/10........Pitt...........................................L, 73-164 1/17........at Syracuse.............................L, 90-132 1/18........at St. Bonaventure..................L, 90-146 1/24........Virginia Tech............................L, 79-154 1/31........Connecticut...........................L, 120-178 2/19-21...BIG EAST Championships.............. 11th (Long Island, N.Y.)

Sergio Lopez, 2004-07 3 Seasons, 18-16 2004-05 (4-8) 10/14......Penn State..............................L, 58-182 10/22......at Marshall...............................L, 66-159 10/22......vs. Xavier.............................. W, 126-95 11/6.........Duquesne.............................. W, 156-80 11/6.........Youngstown State................. W, 154-80 11/12.......at Louisville...........................L, 115-122 11/13.......at Western Kentucky...............L, 91-143 12/2-4.....Notre Dame Invitational.....................5th (Notre Dame, Ind.) 1/8..........at Pitt.......................................L, 62-180 1/15........Syracuse.........................L, 118.5-122.5 1/16........St. Bonaventure...................W, 131-112 1/22........at Virginia Tech........................L, 86-141 1/29........at Connecticut.......................L, 132-172 2/16-19...BIG EAST Championships................7th (East Meadow, N.Y.) 2005-06 (5-3) 10/13......at Penn State....................L, 67.5-165.5 10/15......WVU Relays...................................... 1st 10/29......Louisville.................................L, 88-156 11/4.........at Duquesne.......................... W, 124-80 11/17-19.. Terrapin Cup Invitational...................3rd (College Park, Md.) 1/7..........Pitt...........................................L, 79-164 1/13........at St. Bonaventure.............. W, 141-102 1/14........at Syracuse..........................W, 124-119 1/20........Cincinnati.........................W, 118.5-80.5 1/21........Virginia Tech............................L, 88-148 1/28........Connecticut....................W, 178.5-114.5 2/15-18...BIG EAST Championships................8th (Long Island, N.Y.)

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1997-98 (4-8) 10/17......West Virginia Relays......................... 1st 10/25......Virginia Tech............................L, 52-165 10/31......Boston College......................L, 108-192 11/7.........at Rutgers............................ W, 166-133 11/14.......at Ohio State.........................L, 106-127 11/15.......Maryland.................................L, 67-233 11/21-23.. Wolfpack Invitational.........................3rd (Raleigh, N.C.) 1/3..........at Clemson..............................L, 74-149 1/11.........James Madison..................... W, 155-86 1/17........Pitt...........................................L, 80-162 1/17........UMBC.................................... W, 160-81 1/24........at Syracuse.............................L, 97-137 1/31........at St. Bonaventure................L, 100-136 2/7..........Connecticut..........................W, 130-113 2/18-21...BIG EAST Championships................7th (Long Island, N.Y.) 2/26-28...ECAC Championships....................33rd (Gloucester, N.J.)

Eric McIlquahm, 1999-03 4 Seasons, 20-24

all-TIME SCORES 2006-07 (9-5) 10/14......WVU Relay Meet............................... 1st 10/19......Penn State........................L, 96.5-146.5 10/28......at Louisville...........................L, 140-160 11/4.........at Marshall............................. W, 208-92 11/4.........vs. Duquesne........................ W, 231-63 11/4.........vs. East Carolina........... W, 159.5-140.5 11/16-18.. Terrapin Cup Invitational................... 1st (College Park, Md.) 12/2........Maryland............................... W, 145-93 1/6..........at Pitt.....................................L, 131-169 1/14........St. Bonaventure.................... W, 141-99 1/14........Georgetown........................... W, 174-64 1/20........at Cincinnati.........................W, 201-114 1/26-27...at Notre Dame.................L, 147.5-225.5 1/26-27...vs. Connecticut.................... W, 264-105 1/26-27...vs. Oakland........................... W, 295-65 1/26-27...vs. Penn State.......................L, 127-243 2/14-17...BIG EAST Championships................3rd (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/8-10.....NCAA Championships...........................- (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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Vic Riggs, 20072 Seasons, 10-15

2007-08 (7-3) 10/6........Lewis..................................... W, 160-89 10/13......W.Va. Wesleyan...................... W, 55-41 10/13......Wheeling Jesuit....................... W, 55-35 10/18......at Penn State..........................L, 73-227 10/20......at Georgetown....................... W, 160-81 11/2.........Cincinnati............................ W, 122-104 11/3.........Marshall............................... W, 171-124 11/10.......Louisville...............................L, 132-168 11/30-12/2 Georgia Invitational.........................4th (Athens, Ga.) 1/12........Pitt........................................W, 124-119 1/26........at Notre Dame.......................L, 116-249 2/20-23...BIG EAST Championships................3rd (Long Island, N.Y.) 3/20-22...NCAA Championships...........................- (Columbus, Ohio) 2008-09 (3-12) 10/11.......at Marshall........................... W, 171-124 10/11.......vs. East Carolina...................L, 119-171 10/11.......vs. Xavier.............................. W, 192-46 10/22......Penn State..............................L, 84-145 10/25......at Virginia Tech........................L, 93-199 10/25......vs. NC State..........................L, 118-187 11/7.........at Louisville.............................L, 94-182 11/8.........at Cincinnati.................. W, 147.5-142.5 12/5-7.....Georgia Invitational...........................6th (Athens, Ga.) 1/8..........at Arizona..............................L, 128-168 1/10........at Pitt...............................L, 131.5-166.5 1/23-24...at Notre Dame...................L, 97.5-265.5 1/23-24...vs. Denver.............................L, 157-190 1/23-24...vs. Michigan State.................L, 168-187 1/31........Maryland...............................L, 103-134 2/6..........at Ohio State...........................L, 77-165 2/19-21...BIG EAST Championships................5th (Indianapolis, Ind.) 3/19-21...NCAA Championships...........................(College Station, Texas)

All-Time Coaching Records Donna Henderson, 1975 1 Season, 4-4, .500 Barb Ewens, 1976-77 2 Seasons, 13-5, .722 Linda King, 1978 1 Season, 5-3, .625 Kathy Manger, 1979 1 Season, 2-4, .333 Kevin Gilson, 1980-96 17 Seasons, 93-59, .612 Dan Langan, 1996-99 3 Seasons, 16-18, .471 Eric McIlquham, 1999-2003 4 Seasons, 20-24, .455 Steve Philips, 2003-04 1 Season, 3-9, .250 Sergio Lopez, 2004-07 3 Seasons, 18-16, .529 Vic Riggs, 20072 Seasons, 10-15, .400

** Please note that all-time scores only date back to the 1985-86 season and it is an ongoing project to find the rest of the season results.

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The State’s Flagship University Located in Morgantown, WVU’s main campus is within easy traveling distance of the metropolitan areas of Pittsburgh, Pa., about 70 miles to the north, and Baltimore and Washington, D.C., about 200 miles to the east. Morgantown itself is a comfortably sized community of more than 50,000, including WVU students. Recently, national media outlets such as CNBC have spotlighted Morgantown as an oasis of economic strength in the midst of a global recession. Careerbuilder. com ranked the city as one of the “25 Best Cities to Find a Job.” In recent years, Morgantown has earned many other accolades. The city was named the No. 1 one small city in America by BizJournals.com and the best small city in the East by Prometheus Publications. Forbes magazine named Morgantown the nation’s 5th “Best Small Metro,” and Inc., an online entrepreneurial website and magazine, ranked it 15th in “Overall Best Cities.” Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine listed it 29th among “50 Smart Places to Live.” Recreational and job opportunities were among the factors Men’s Journal cited in naming Morgantown the nation’s third-best small city. A parenting magazine ranked Monongalia County as having one of the country’s top 100 school districts. And WVU’s campus offers one of the nation’s safest college environments—Reader’s Digest ranked it 18th among 135 U.S. colleges and universities and gave WVU an A for its strong commitment to safety. WVU’s main Morgantown location includes three distinct campuses — Downtown, Evansdale and the Health Sciences campus. The Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) system—named top people-mover in the nation — has shuttled people among the campuses since the U.S. Department of Transportation built it 30 years ago. WVU was named one of the nation’s “Best Workplaces for Commuters” for its innovative and effective transportation services for employees and students.

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West Virginia University is a leading 21st century land-grant institution that is improving people’s lives through teaching, discovery and outreach. The University’s top priority is education. Here, teaching means much more than lecturing. WVU faculty are mentors who engage and involve students through service learning projects, hands-on research, the newest technology, study-abroad programs and innovative curricula. Students emerge from WVU with a broad liberal arts education and a thorough preparation for successful careers. Fall 2008 student enrollment on the main campus was 28,840, the highest in WVU history. And beyond record numbers, the incoming freshman class continued a pattern of increasingly high academic credentials. WVU offers 185 degree programs from the bachelor’s through the doctoral and first-professional levels. In 2007-08, WVU awarded 5,806 degrees. The University offers a wide array of majors, including a highly competitive doctoral program in physical therapy, the nation’s first entirely web-based integrated marketing communications master’s degree, and high quality engineering, education, business, agriculture, creative arts, and journalism programs. A partnership with the FBI created the world’s first university-level degree program in forensic and investigative science. Students study the biology and chemistry of crime-fighting and prepare to create technologies that enhance safety in an ever more dangerous world. The schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing and pharmacy offer a wide range of health science programs at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center. WVU is also home to the state’s only law school. WVU students receive more than $215 million a year in grants, loans, work study, fee waivers and scholarships. Awards are based on financial need and academic ability. About 70 percent of WVU undergraduates receive some financial aid; almost half of the aid given to resident undergraduates is as grants and scholarships. Donors to WVU have contributed to the institution’s growing national stature. In the past year, the WVU Foundation disbursed over $43 million on behalf of the University, and over the past 10 years, it has provided WVU over $360 million in direct support. The Foundation’s assets are in excess of $700 million and its endowment is in excess of $310 million.

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The University strives constantly to improve its facilities to offer students a top-notch living and learning experience. Several buildings on the Downtown Campus have recently undergone complete renovations to meet the educational needs of 21st century learners. Colson Hall now houses the Department of English. A $28 million renovation turned Brooks Hall into an environmentally friendly “green building” that houses the Department of Geology and Geography. Oglebay Hall, one of ten campus buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, underwent a $23 million renovation to become a state-of-the-art home to WVU’s Forensic and Investigative Science Program. A new lecture hall, Ming Hsieh Hall, opened adjacent to Oglebay. Cutting-edge learning tools also await students at the Downtown Campus Library. Group viewing rooms with large plasma screens and wireless keyboards enable students to craft team presentations or watch assigned films on DVD. At other study areas, powerful PCs offer blazing Internet connections. The library also provides laptops with wireless Internet connections for use throughout the building. In the Life Sciences Building, psychology and biology students learn in sophisticated research labs and multimedia-equipped lecture halls. The building houses a computer lab, therapy and observation rooms and a greenhouse. To help students maintain physical and mental health, the Student Recreation Center offers a six-lane lap pool and a warmer leisure pool; a 20-person whirlpool; seven courts for basketball, volleyball, and badminton; fitness machines and free weights covering 17,000 square feet; and a 50-foot climbing wall. In 2006, Lincoln Hall opened as WVU’s first residence hall to operate on an innovative residential college model. Another new residence hall is opening this summer to house high achieving students who participate in the WVU Honors College. Not all WVU students are in Morgantown. Potomac State College in Keyser and WVU Institute of Technology in Montgomery are divisions of WVU. The WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center has divisions in Charleston and Martinsburg. WVU offers many online courses and degree programs for students and professionals around the world.

Exceptional Faculty and Students The WVU community takes pride in its top-notch faculty. Many are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their fields. In the past 19 years, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has honored 16 WVU faculty as West Virginia Professors of the Year. Eight WVU faculty have been named Professor of the Year by the Faculty Merit Foundation, and University faculty consistently win Fulbright grants that provide teaching and research opportunities around the globe. The work of outstanding teachers is reflected in students’ accomplishments. WVU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars. Many students have received other prestigious scholarships; WVU students have received 20 Truman Scholarships, 32 Goldwater Scholarships, two Udall Scholarships and two Marshall Scholarships. In 2006, a WVU student was the only person in the nation to win the Goldwater and the Truman awards; in 2009, a previous WVU Truman Scholarship winner received the Goldwater Scholarship and placement on USA Today’s All-USA College Academic First Team. WVU is a Truman Honor Institution — only 17 schools earned that distinction in 1996, the inaugural year. WVU students are nurtured and challenged. The University Honors College involves about 1,400 students each year. WVU’s commitment to students does not focus solely on the high achiever, however. The University supports all students by continually improving the libraries, providing learning centers, computer labs, health service, a counseling center, a disabilities office, a career planning and placement center and an array of other student services. The Center for Civic Engagement helps students help others while growing intellectually through service-learning projects and trips. WVU offers a comprehensive First-Year Experience to help students adjust to college life. Advising, entertainment, and some classes take place in the residence halls, and faculty mentors live next door to help students make the most of their WVU experience. The Adventure WV Program is an outdoor orientation for first-year students at WVU. It offers participants challenging and exciting experiences and opportunities to learn about themselves, future classmates, WVU, and West Virginia. A ceremony welcomes freshmen to campus each fall and intro-

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY duces them to the University’s academic opportunities. The campus also celebrates the start of the academic year with FallFest, a major concert and activities that include film festivals, comedy acts, and more. WVUp All Night offers students free refreshments and safe, fun weekend activities. The unique Mountaineer Parents Club, which has chapters throughout West Virginia and across the nation, connects parents with campus life and provides support and encouragement to students. The club currently involves more than 20,000 families. A toll-free helpline (1-800-WVU-0096) enables parents to seek information or share compliments, suggestions and concerns. To enhance campus life, the University secures a wide range of entertainment — big-name concerts and lecturers, films, cultural events, art exhibits and special events such as Homecoming, Mountaineer Week (a tribute to Appalachian culture), and Fall Family Weekend. Many events, such as the Festival of Ideas lecture series, expose students to a rich diversity of cultures, theories and ideas. And, with more than 300 student organizations flourishing — including academic, service, political, religious and recreational groups — every student has a chance for extracurricular involvement. A unique student athletic boosters club, the Mountaineer Maniacs, supports 17 varsity sports programs. An award-winning marching band, some 325 members strong, is a source of pride statewide. WVU is committed to promoting diversity on campus and protecting the rights of all people to benefit from WVU educational opportunities. oneWVU is an initiative that draws upon the popularity of WVU athletics to raise awareness about diversity.

Serving the State Sharing WVU knowledge with state citizens and the nation is a major component of the land-grant mission. For nearly 100 years, West Virginians have trusted their WVU Extension Service agents to be their local source of reliable and timely information. Working with more than 336,000 youths and adults each year, WVU’s Extension Service helps people improve their lives in all 55 counties of West Virginia. With an office in each county, WVU Extension faculty and staff are nurturing learning partnerships with families, businesses and local organizations. These partnerships bring results. Families live healthier, more satisfying lives; youths who “learn by doing” in 4-H develop leadership skills; farmers and others use resources more wisely; local firefighters and first-responders employ the latest rescue techniques; and citizens revitalize their communities. The four Health Sciences schools at WVU train hundreds of West Virginians to serve as doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, and health technicians. All Health Sciences students have access to the high-tech facilities on campus and participate in educational experiences in rural and urban areas of West Virginia. WVU’s health professionals serve more than a quarter-million people each year, at three medical campuses in Morgantown, Charleston and the Eastern Panhandle. In Morgantown, the WVU Hospitals complex includes a children’s hospital, a psychiatric hospital, a trauma center, a cancer center and the state’s most advanced diagnostic and treatment facilities. The WVU Eye Institute provides the entire state with vision-related health services.

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Creating New Knowledge Since its founding in 1867 as a land-grant institution, WVU has developed into the state’s flagship research university. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classified WVU as a Research University (High Research Activity). University faculty members secure $141 million annually in sponsored contracts and research grants. WVU faculty members are studying gene mapping, developing new anti-cancer and anti-diabetic drugs, helping forensic investigators solve crimes, creating better materials for building bridges and conducting other cutting-edge research to help improve people’s lives. The state of West Virginia has created a Research Trust Fund to leverage public and private investments that will transform West Virginia’s economy. WVU will be able to tap into this fund to double private gifts that support research in key areas linked to economic development, health care and job growth. WVU is focusing its efforts on research in energy, health and biomedical sciences and security and intelligence. WVU, historically a leader in energy research, is poised to help our nation become energy independent and more environmentally responsible. Through the University’s new Advanced Energy Initiative, more than 100 skilled faculty members are performing research on issues such clean power generation, innovative coal extraction technology, and high efficiency engine and vehicle technology. They have executed nearly $100 million in energy-related research during the past four years alone. Researchers at WVU’s Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center contribute to the health of the state and the world through cutting-edge projects that are focused on areas of health that are especially important to West Virginia. WVU is also the home of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute, dedicated to the study of Alzheimer’s and other diseases that affect the brain. The University’s international leadership in biometrics led the FBI

to name WVU its lead academic partner in biometrics research. Besides having worldwide significance on security issues, this partnership provides WVU students with an academic opportunity unmatched at any other institution in the United States. At WVU today, there are more than 60 specialized research centers and institutes.

WVU PRESIDENT JAMES P. CLEMENTS

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Dr. Jim Clements with former Mountaineer great and College football Hall of Fame Inductee Major Harris.

James P. Clements, West Virginia University’s 23rd president, has successfully proven that universities can engage with society to solve problems. Throughout his extensive higher education career, he has built lasting partnerships that have created meaningful results. Dr. Clements has great enthusiasm for the future of WVU. He envisions WVU as a 21st century land-grant institution providing innovative academic and student life programs, technologically advanced research, and community service that benefits West Virginians through strategic partnerships with business, industry, government and other organizations. Before joining the Mountaineer family, Dr. Clements served as provost and vice president for Towson University, the second largest public university in Maryland. Under his leadership, Towson developed academic and student support programs that led to impressive increases in enrollment as well as in retention and graduation rates. Towson’s externally-funded research increased by 36 percent during Dr. Clements’ tenure as provost. Prior to becoming provost, Dr. Clements served as Towson’s vice president for economic and community outreach. During his tenure in this role, Towson became a National Security Agency Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and forged several strategic partnerships in the homeland security arena.

WVU’s Presidents Alexander Martin.....................................1867-75 John R. Thompson..................................1876-81 William Lyne Wilson................................1882-83 Eli Marsh Turner.....................................1884-93 P.B. Reynolds *.......................................1893-95 James L. Goodknight..............................1895-97 Jerome Hall Raymond........................1897-1901 Daniel B. Purinton...................................1901-11 Thomas E. Hodges.................................1911-14 Frank Butler Trotter.................................1914-27 John R. Turner........................................1928-34 Robert Allen Armstrong *........................1934-35 Chaunsey S. Boucher.............................1935-38 Charles E. Lawall....................................1938-45 Irvin Stewart............................................1946-59 Elvis Jacon Stahr Jr................................1959-61 Clyde Lemuel Colson *...........................1961-62 Paul Ausborn Miller.................................1962-66 James G. Harlow....................................1967-77 Gene Arthur Budig..................................1977-81 Harry B. Heflin.............................................1981 E. Gordon Gee........................................1981-85 Diane L. Reinhard *................................1985-86 Neil S. Bucklew.......................................1986-95 David C. Hardesty Jr...........................1995-2007 Michael S. Garrison................................2007-08 C. Peter Magrath *..................................2008-09 James P. Clements.....................................2009* acting

The university also launched a business incubator to attract international business to its region; created organizations for regional business and technology leaders that provided networking opportunities for professionals and scholarships and mentoring for students; became the headquarters for the Coalition of Urban & Metropolitan Universities; and secured a grant to establish an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on campus. Altogether, he helped Towson secure more than $50 million in external funding during a four-year period. With a background in computer science, Dr. Clements also brings technological savvy to his role as president. He has a B.S. in computer science and an M.S. and Ph.D. in operations analysis from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, as well as an M.S. in computer science from Johns Hopkins University. His project management textbook, in its fourth edition, is used in more than 20 countries and is published in four languages. At Towson, he began his career as a visiting assistant professor, eventually rising to professor and chair for the Department of Computer & Information Sciences. In 2002 he was named the Robert W. Deutsch Distinguished Professor of Information Technology. He is married to Beth Clements, and they have four children – Tyler, 17; twin daughters Hannah and Maggie, 14; and Grace, 9.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ED PASTILONG

All of WVU’s sports are involved in various levels of community service from the football team and its affiliation with the WVU Children’s Hospital to the women’s basketball and gymnastics teams being involved in Breast Cancer Awareness through national “Think Pink” initiatives.

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It is truly a great time to be a Mountaineer. Just ask West Virginia University Director of Athletics Ed Pastilong. Never has total athletic success befallen Morgantown quite like it has over the last six years. And it’s all happened under Pastilong’s watch. During his 20-year tenure, Pastilong has spearheaded WVU’s growth into one of the nation’s finest athletic departments on and off the playing fields as it competes in 17 varsity sports. He’s done this through leadership efforts in meeting the demands of running a top-tier organization The Pastilong Family – Front row (left to right): Michael and Nick DeFelice, by keeping up with the times. His vision has helped Mona and Ed Pastilong, Shawn and Ryan Richter. Back row (left to right): Kim and Anthony DeFelice, Amy and Pat Richter guide, mold and shape the student-athlete experience into a positive one here at WVU through a Other varsity sports volunteer their time at local elementary schools’ successful, across-the-board, total athletic program. read-a-louds and at other various community service initiatives. During his tenure, Pastilong has spearheaded more than $65 mil There’s no doubt that West Virginia University is currently expelion in facility renovations, witnessed the department’s budget increase riencing a Golden Era. With great leadership, tremendous insight and from $20 million to more than $40 million, steered WVU into the BIG a heartwarming personality, Ed Pastilong can proudly claim it all hapEAST football conference in 1991 and into full-fledged member status pened on his watch. in the league in 1995. He also initiated the Athletic Director’s Academic Pastilong joined the athletic department as football recruiting coorHonor Roll, where more than 4,000 student-athletes have been recogdinator in 1976 and two years later became its scholarship officer. nized for outstanding work in the classroom, and the WVU sports Hall In 1979, he was named assistant athletic director for facilities and of Fame, where 120 former Mountaineers have been so honored. operations. He spearheaded the planning and management of all home The facility upgrades and capital improvements alone have been athletic contests, as well as the scheduling and the maintenance of the staggering. Since 1989, WVU has made tremendous strides to its footColiseum and stadium; Pastilong was also on the board for the planning ball facility, Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Suites to three and building of Mountaineer Field. He remained director of athletic facilisides of the stadium, Touchdown Terrace, the Caperton Indoor Practice ties until his promotion to associate athletic director in 1987. Facility, new locker rooms, the Reynolds Family Academic Center and Prior to West Virginia, Pastilong served football coaching stints at the Donald J. Brohard Hall of Traditions highlight the making of WVU’s Scott High in Madison, W.Va., and at Salem College, where he tutored football facility into one of the nation’s finest. the Tigers from 1969-75, winning more games than any other West Vir Other facility improvements under Pastilong’s tenure include renoginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team during that period. He was vations to the WVU Coliseum and Hawley Field and the construction also the school’s dean of health and physical education from 1972-75. of Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, Cary Gym for Mountaineer Gymnastics He received his bachelor’s degree from WVU in physical and a state-of-the-art wrestling facility. And a new basketball practice education in 1966, and later earned a master’s degree from WVU. As a facility is on the horizon in the near future. Mountaineer player, Pastilong lettered in 1964 and 1965, completing 37 On the playing fields, the last six years have arguably been the of 115 passes for 728 yards and six touchdowns. most successful in the history of West Virginia University athletics. As Pastilong and his wife, Mona, have two daughters – Kim DeFelice proof, look no farther than WVU’s No. 30 national ranking in the U.S. and her husband, Anthony, and Amy Richter and her husband, Pat, and Sports Academy Director’s Cup, the school’s best-ever finish in 2008. four grandsons, Michael and Nick DeFelice and Ryan and Shawn Rich Success hasn’t just been limited to on the field, either, as commuter. nity service has also been at the forefront of WVU’s recent successes.

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE First Team All-Americans Marie Louise-Asselin, Cross Country Keri Bland, Cross Country Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer Brandi Eskew, NRA Clara Grandt, Outdoor Track Andy Lamson, NRA Kyle Smith, NRA Bryant Wallizer, NRA Pat White, Playboy National Champions Rifle Team

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Conference Champions Kayla Andrews, Swimming Marie Louise-Asselin, Cross Country Women’s Soccer, American Division Champions Morgan Callaway. Swimmer Lindsey Largo, Swimming Michael Walker, Swimming Kurt Brenner (174), Wrestling Meghan Morris, Gymnastics Shelly Purkat, Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor, Gymnastics Tina Maloney, Gymnastics

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team Alex Ruoff ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team Doug Slavonic ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team Marie-Louise Asselin Andy Lamson

Pat White was a second round NFL draft pick by the Miami Dolphins

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country/Track Andy Lamson, Rifle Liz Repella, Women’s Basketball Alex Ruoff, Men’s Basketball Doug Slavonic, Football Ryan Stanchek, Football ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team Keri Bland, Cross Country/Track Deana Everett, Women’s Soccer Robin Rushton, Women’s Soccer Major Award Winners Keri Bland, Women’s Indoor Track, BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer, BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Morgan Callaway, Women’s Swimming, BIG EAST Most Outstanding Performer Jedd Gyorko, NCBWA District II Player of the Year Erica Henderson, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Zach Johnson, Men’s Soccer, BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year Pat McAfee, Ray Guy Award National Finalist Sarah Miles, BIG EAST Most Improved Player Mehgan Morris, EAGL Outstanding Senior Gymnast Alex Ruoff, BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award and BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Scholar Athlete of the Year Pat White, Meineke Car Care Bowl and Senior Bowl MVP All-BIG EAST Alexandra Acker, Track and Field Kayla Andrews, Swimming and Diving Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country Greer Barnes, Women’s Soccer Vince Belnome, Baseball Scooter Berry, Football Keri Bland, Cross Country, Track and Field Carolyn Blank, Women’s Soccer and all-tournament Payton Brooks, Swimming and Diving Da’Sean Butler, Men’s Basketball Morgan Callaway, Swimming and Diving Chelsea Carrier, Track and Field Kaylin Christoper, Track and Field Amanda Cicchini, Women’s Soccer Mike Dent, Football Noel Devine, Football Dan DiBartolomeo, Baseball Devin Ebanks, Men’s Basketball Chris Enourato, Baseball Deanna Everett, Women’s Soccer George Farquhar, Swimming and Diving Takisha Granberry, Women’s Basketball Clara Grandt, Cross Country Billy Gross, Baseball Jedd Gyorko, Baseball Kate Harrison, Track and Field Erica Henderson, Women’s Soccer (all-tournament) Mortty Ivy, Football Zach Johnson, Men’s Soccer Sarah Kosmak, Swimming and Diving Ellis Lankster, Football Lindsey Largo, Swimming and Diving Austin Markel, Baseball and all-tournament Pablo Marmolejo, Swimming and Diving Gift Maworere, Men’s Soccer Pat McAfee, Football (Punter and Kicker) Blake Miller, Women’s Soccer Megan Mischler, Women’s Soccer Maritza Paredes, Swimming and Diving Justin Parks, Baseball Shaunna Purtell, Swimming and Diving

MOUNTAINEER EXCELLENCE Liz Repella, Women’s Basketball April Rotilio, Track and Field Alex Ruoff, Men’s Basketball Jock Sanders, Football Stephanie Shupe, Swimming and Diving Alison Spiker, Track and Field Ryan Stanchek, Football Tobias Streich, Baseball Jaryn Studer, Swimming and Diving Jarryd Summers, Baseball Michael Walker, Swimming and Diving Pat White, Football

All-EAGL Mehgan Morris, Gymnastics Amy Bieski, Gymnastics Naja Johnson, Gymnastics Kiersten Spoerke, Gymnastics Chelsi Tabor, Gymnastics Shelly Purkat, Gymnastics Nicole Roach, Gymnastics Emily Kerwin, Gymnastics Tina Maloney, Gymnastics

All-Mid Atlantic Marie-Louise Asselin, Cross Country Greer Barnes, Women’s Soccer Keri Bland, Cross Country Kaylyn Christoper, Cross Country Amanda Cicchini, Women’s Soccer Clara Grandt, Cross Country Caroyln Blank, Women’s Soccer Kate Harrison, Cross Country Ahna Lewis, Cross Country

All-GARC Brandi Eskew, Rifle Michael Kulbacki, Rifle Andy Lamson, Rifle Justin Pentz, Rifle Tommy Santelli, Rifle Kyle Smith, Rifle Bryant Wallizer, Rifle

ESPN College GameDay made a visit to Morgantown in 2009

Mehgan Morris finished 18th at the 2009 NCAA Championships

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Teams Baseball – 37-18 Men’s Basketball – 23-12, NCAA Tournament Cross Country – 4th place NCAA finish Women’s Basketball – 18-15, WNIT Second Round Cross Country – 4th-place NCAA finish Football – 9-4, Meineke Car Care Bowl Champions (Final Ranking No. 23) Gymnastics – 15-8, 1 NCAA qualifier Rifle – 11-1, National Champions (Final Coaches Ranking No. 1) Rowing – 8th BIG EAST Men’s Soccer – 5-9-5 Women’s Soccer – 14-3-6, NCAA Second Round (Final Ranking No. 14) Men’s Swimming and Diving – 4-10, 4th BIG EAST, NCAA finish Women’s Swimming – 3-12, 5th BIG EAST Tennis – 9-17 Track – 6 NCAA Indoor qualifiers, 3 NCAA Outdoor qualifiers Volleyball – 7-21 Wrestling – 8-4-2, 5 NCAA qualifiers

ATHLETICS YEAR IN REVIEW

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Excellence in Mountaineer athletics flourished yet again in 200809 for West Virginia University, continuing a six year run that few other periods of time in the department’s history can rival as more successful. Rifle won its 14th NCAA Championship and first since 1998 with a comeback performance for the ages on day two of the event. Coach Jon Hammond garnered NRA Coach the Year honors while seven Mountaineers were named All-Americans in an 11-1 season. Cross country finished fourth at the NCAA Championships, marking its highest ever finish at the event in school history. MarieLouise Asselin and Keri Bland garnered All-America honors along the way while Asselin became WVU’s first ever individual BIG EAST champion. Six runners earned All-Mid Atlantic honors. Football posted a 9-4 record, defeated North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl and finished in the nation’s top 25 for the fourth consecutive season. Quarterback Patrick White set 23 WVU, BIG EAST and NCAA records, ending his career as the all-time leading rushing quarterback in college football history and the first to ever win four consecutive bowl games as a starter. White earned bowl MVP honors for the third straight season and earned Senior Bowl MVP honors as well. Ten Mountaineers garnered All-BIG EAST accolades. Kicker Pat McAfee was a Ray Guy Award national finalist as well as a Walter Camp All-American with teammate Ryan Stanchek. Alex Ruoff, Da’Sean Butler and Devin Ebanks garnered All-BIG EAST accolades in leading the men’s basketball team to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the last five years with a 23-12 record. Ruoff garnered ESPN The Magazine All-American First Team honors as well as the BIG EAST Sportsmanship and Scholar of the Year awards. Women’s soccer qualified for its ninth consecutive NCAA

tournament and won the BIG EAST’s American Division championship with a 14-3-6 record. Greer Barnes attained All-America and All-BIG EAST honors while teammate Carolyn Blank was named the league’s Midfielder of the Year. Seven Mountaineers in all garnered All-BIG EAST honors. Women’s basketball qualified for the postseason WNIT with an 18-15 record. Sarah Miles earned the BIG EAST’s Most Improved Award while Liz Repella and Takisha Granberry garnered All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades. The duo also became just the second set of teammates in school history to each amass 500 or more points in the same season. Gymnastics qualified for its 26th NCAA Regional behind the senior Mehgan Morris, who was named the EAGL’s Outstanding Senior Gymnast. She was joined by eight other teammates on the all-conference list. The team posted 15-8 overall record with a remarkable 10-2 EAGL conference mark. Outdoor track finished third at the ECAC Championships, tying a school record for the highest finish at the event in school history. Baseball finished third in the BIG EAST, tying a school record for most regular season wins with 36. Men’s soccer player Zach Johnson was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year while teammate Gift Maworere earned all-league honors. Kurt Brenner won an EWL Championship at 174 pounds while Morgan Calloway was named the BIG EAST’s Most Outstanding Women’s Swimming Performer. A program-best six Mountaineers qualified for the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championship while rowing and volleyball made great strides in preparing for their futures.

MEDIA INFORMATION

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During the Week Any member of the media wishing to interview a player or member of the coaching staff during the week should speak with West Virginia swimming & diving contact Grant Dovey at the sports communications office via phone, (304) 293-2821, at least 24 hours in advance.

Game Releases Game releases are made available in PDF format on MSNsportsNET.com. This complete informational packet will be available one day prior to game day.

Electronic Media Services Updated game notes and statistics will be available on www.MSNsportsNET.com. Members of the media interested in coaches and player head shots and select action photos can request a photo CD from the WVU Sports Communications Office. BIG EAST Media Services For the latest news about the BIG EAST conference visit the BIG EAST’s website at www.bigeast.org. The site contains information on all BIG EAST schools, including individual pages for every school and every sport. The following information is updated daily: • BIG EAST standings • Statistics for conference games and all games • Weekly award winners • Conference notebooks • Team-by-team statistics

All news releases are posted to MSNsportsNET.com. Media can access the latest happenings of Mountaineer swimming & diving by checking in regularly to MSNsportsNET.com’s home page or the swimming & diving page. Looking for information on any Mountaineer student-athlete or coach? It’s all on MSNsportsNET.com. Student-athlete and coaching staff bios are available at the click of a finger.

Game Coverage MSNsportsNET.com is the place for media and fans to go for the latest on West Virginia swimming & diving. In 2009, streamed audio and video broadcasts will be available via MSNsportsNET.com for select sporting events. Live stats are also available online for many home events. Extensive postgame coverage also can be found on MSNsportsNET.com, including game recaps, photo galleries from home events and postgame notes. Statistics and Records Updated following each game, MSNsportsNET.com is your place to find the latest statistics for Mountaineer swimming & diving. Not only will you find this season’s statistics, but you will also be able to find the WVU record book for some historical perspective. And Much More Updated daily, MSNsportsNET.com also provides ticket information, radio and television listings, viewer surveys, trivia contests, links to other great sports sites, the BIG EAST and information on West Virginia’s 16 other varsity sports. Log on by typing in www.MSNsportsNET.com to get the latest Mountaineer news. The attractive site offers everything for the West Virginia cross country fan. And Mountaineer fans from anywhere in the world never have to miss the big game again thanks to MSNsportsNET.com.

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Media Services The West Virginia University Sports Communications Office will be available throughout the entire 2009-10 swimming & diving season to accommodate media requests. Following are some guidelines that should make it easy for media members to cover the West Virginia swimming & diving team. Any additional questions should be directed to sports communications student assistant Grant Dovey.

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WVU Sports Communications Sports Communications The West Virginia University sports communication office is located in the WVU Coliseum near the Red Gate. The main sports communications office is Room 107 with additional offices upstairs in Room 214. Mailing Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University P.O. Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877 Overnight Shipping Address Sports Communications Office West Virginia University 107 Coliseum Monongahela Blvd. Morgantown, WV 26505

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Phone Information Office: 304-293-2821 Fax: 304-293-4105

Swimming & Diving Contact Grant Dovey Sports Communications Student Assistant E-Mail: Grant.Dovey@mail.wvu.edu

Sports Communications Staff Michael Fragale Assistant Athletic Director, Communications John Antonik Director of New Media Bryan Messerly Sports Information Director Mike Montoro Director of Football Communications Joe Swan Sports Publications Director Phil Caskey Associate Sports Information Director Tim Goodenow Assistant Sports Publications Director Lisa Ammons Business Manager Amy Prunty Program Assistant Cheryl Maust Program Assistant Ira Green Graduate Assistant Shannon McNamara Graduate Assistant Steve Stone Graduate Assistant Kelly Tuckwiller Graduate Assistant Tiffany Doolittle Student Assistant Grant Dovey Student Assistant

Directions to the WVU Natatorium From I-68 Take the Pierpont Road (mile marker 7) exit and follow signs toward the football stadium. At the second traffic light, turn right on Route 705. Turn left at the sixth traffic light onto Van Voorhis Road. The road becomes Patteson Drive at University Avenue. Proceed up Patteson to the light at Jerry West Boulevard. Turn right on to Gale Catlett Dive and the Natatorium will be on your right a few hundred feet ahead.

From I-79 Take the Star City/WVU (mile marker 155) exit. Follow signs to West Virginia University. Cross the Star City Bridge and proceed up Monongahela Boulevard past Texas Roadhouse. The WVU Natatorium is just ahead on the right.